The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been convicted for alleged terrorism by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Justice Omotosho proclaimed the verdict early this Thursday afternoon, November 20, 2025, after Kanu, who openly challenged his move to render judgement in the prolonged legal battle with the Federal Government, was escorted out of court by security operatives.
Justice Omotosho made the conviction in all the seven counts slammed on the IPOB Leader. All the charges carry a maximum of a death sentence. Justice Omotosho is expected to announce Nnamdi Kanu’s sentence later.
Before announcing the conviction, Justice Omotosho accused the IPOB leader of being unruly and disrespecting the court. He said that the rudeness of the IPOB Leader climaxed with his disruption of the court’s proceedings.
Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 2021, after he fled Nigeria but was arrested in Kenya under controversial circumstances, his lawyers describe as “extraordinary rendition”.
The IPOB leader is currently facing seven terrorism-related charges bordering on alleged incitement, running an unlawful group, and acts threatening national security, allegations he vehemently denies.
