"Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria. His intention was quite clear as he believed in violence. These threats of violence were nothing but terrorist acts, judge Omotosho said. Kanu, 58, who had dismissed his legal team and represented himself during the trial, was earlier ejected from court for unruly behaviour."
"Which law states that you can charge me on an unwritten law? Show me, Kanu said before he was removed from the court. Omotosho, where is the law? Any judgment declared in this court is a complete rubbish. The IPOB leader was first taken into state custody in October 2015 and faced multiple charges, including treasonable felony. Eighteen months later, he was granted bail before disappearing until a controversial 2021 extradition from Kenya, which his supporters described as an extraordinary rendition."
A Nigerian court convicted Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism-related charges for using the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria. Judge James Omotosho said Kanu believed in violence and that those threats amounted to terrorist acts. Kanu dismissed his legal team, represented himself, and was ejected for unruly behaviour after challenging the legal basis of the charges. Kanu was first detained in October 2015, granted bail, vanished, and was controversially extradited from Kenya in 2021. Splinter groups like the Biafran Government in Exile and figures such as Simon Ekpa have faced related terrorism convictions abroad.
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