Nnamdi Kanu Moved From DSS Abuja To Sokoto Prison After Life Sentence

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been transferred from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility in Abuja to a correctional center in Sokoto.

The move was confirmed by Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, on X on Friday, November, who said the relocation places Kanu far from his family, lawyers, and supporters.

“Breaking: MAZI NNAMDI KANU has just been moved from DSS Abuja to the correctional facility (prison) in Sokoto; so far away from his lawyers, family, loved ones, and well-wishers,” Ejimakor wrote.

The transfer follows a life imprisonment sentence handed down by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, November 20. Justice James Omotosho convicted Kanu on all seven charges of terrorism brought against him by the DSS.

While the offenses were severe enough to warrant the death penalty, the judge said he chose life imprisonment due to scriptural guidance urging mercy. Justice Omotosho also noted that Kanu showed no remorse for his actions.