Nnamdi Kanu transferred to new prison
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has been moved to a maximum-security correctional centre in Sokoto State.
This development comes after a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced him to life imprisonment on Thursday.
The court, led by Justice James Omotosho, found him guilty of several terrorism-related charges.
The court also ruled that Kanu should not be sent to Kuje Correctional Centre.
The judge said the facility was not suitable for him and ordered that he be kept in a more secure location.
His transfer marks the end of his long stay in the custody of the Department of State Services in Abuja, where he had been held for years during his trial.
Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, said on social media that his client was taken from the DSS facility and moved to the prison in Sokoto.
He said that the new location places Kanu far from his family, legal team, and those who have been supporting him.
