The video captures the moment the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was seen crying in court.
Kanu was later moved out of the courtroom after a mild drama, when he argued that the court could not proceed because he had yet to file his final written address.
Raising his voice, Kanu said, “You don’t know the law. Show me where you have the right to waive my right to a final address. Show me what the Constitution says, you cannot show me!”
But the IPOB leader was later moved out of the courtroom on Omotosho’s order, while the judge ruled that the judgment would be delivered in Kanu’s absence.
The Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment for terrorism.
Justice James Omotosho said he sentenced Kanu to “life imprisonment on counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence.”
The judge formally stated: “I hereby sentence the convict to life imprisonment for counts one, four, five, and six, instead of death sentence.”
Justice Omotosho also sentenced the IPOB leader to “20 years imprisonment on Count Three, and five years imprisonment on Count Seven, with no option of fine.”
Specifically, he ruled: “With respect to Count Three, he is hereby sentenced to 20 years imprisonment without no option of fine. For Count Seven, he is sentenced to five years imprisonment without no option of fine.”
He said the sentences “shall run concurrently.” To extend mercy, he ordered: “I hereby order that the sentence shall run concurrently.”
The judge stated that Kanu “must be kept in a facility that will be suitable for his custody and should not be allowed close to any digital device, or must be monitored by the office of the National Security Adviser.”
He also said that the IPOB leader’s “transmitter would be given to the Federal Government.”
See video below:
