Nnamdi Kanu Granted Honorary Citizenship Of Georgia In United States
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been bestowed with an honorary citizenship of Georgia, a state in the United States, in a development that has drawn international attention. Kanu, who is presently serving a life sentence at the Sokoto Prison after being convicted on terrorism-related charges by the Nigerian government, received the recognition through an official proclamation issued by Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger. The proclamation, dated January 16, 2026, also named the IPOB leader as a Goodwill Ambassador from the State of Georgia. A former Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Uche Ajulu, accepted the proclamation on Kanu’s behalf during an event held in Georgia on Friday. “I, Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim Nnamdi Okwu Kanu as an Honorary Georgia Citizen. “May this Outstanding Citizen be accorded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia in his travels to other states, to nations beyond the borders of the United States of America, or wherever he may hereafter travel or reside. Thank you for your service to our state. “In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the State Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 16th day of January, A.D. 2026.”