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The Federal High Court in Abuja has found the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, guilty on Counts One, Two and Three of the terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
The court based its decision on what it described as “uncontroverted evidence” that was adduced before the court by the prosecution.
Trial Justice James Omotosho upheld the prosecution’s evidence, which alleged that Kanu used a broadcast to threaten violence against the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The judge summarised the count as follows: “Committing an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria by making a broadcast, threatening that people will die and the world will be at a standstill.”
Justice Omotosho held that the evidence clearly established that the IPOB leader instigated actions capable of terrorising the public.
The judge emphasised that the order, which had caused economic paralysis and widespread fear across the region, reinforced the prosecution’s claims that Kanu instigated acts amounting to terrorism.
Count two states that Kanu issued a deadly threat that anyone who flouted his sit-at-home order would be killed.
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