Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, has confirmed that the Indigenous People of Biafra leader has been transferred from the custody of the Department of State Services in Abuja to a correctional centre in Sokoto.
Ejimakor said the move places Kanu far from his legal team and family, and expressed concern over the conditions surrounding the transfer.
The relocation came a day after Justice James Omotosho of the federal high court in Abuja delivered a sweeping judgment that found Kanu guilty of terrorism. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment on four counts and imposed additional terms of twenty years and five years on two others.
In his ruling, the judge said federal prosecutors had proved each allegation and criticised Kanu for failing to answer the evidence brought against him. He described the IPOB leader as an international threat and argued that he should not remain in a regular custodial environment.
According to the court, Kanu’s conduct during the trial showed a pattern of aggression, which made the Kuje facility unsuitable for him.
The court ordered that Kanu be held under strict supervision and barred him from using electronic devices unless cleared by the Office of the National Security Adviser.
Items seized during the investigation, including a transmitter said to have been smuggled into the country, were forfeited to the federal government.
