The sentence of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been postponed by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
It was reported that the judge, who found Kanu guilty of all seven counts, has fixed 4pm to declare the IPOB Leader’s sentencing.
Nnamdi Kanu was found guilty of all seven charges related to terrorism, and the Federal Government has requested that the Federal High Court in Abuja execute him.
Shortly after Justice James Omotosho found Kanu guilty on all counts, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), the government’s lead counsel, formally made the request on Thursday.
The conviction followed a lengthy trial in which the prosecution presented recordings, statements, and broadcast materials it said proved Kanu’s involvement in inciting violence and directing attacks against security personnel.
Shortly after the verdict was handed down, Awomolo addressed the court, arguing that the severity of Kanu’s crimes justified the most severe penalty permitted by Nigerian law.
He emphasized that the acts for which Kanu was convicted were not small or isolated instances but constituted part of what he regarded as a dangerous and destabilising pattern of activity.
The senior attorney claimed that Kanu should not be granted mercy by the court because he had done “many illegalities.”
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