Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has appealed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja that convicted him on terrorism charges.
In an appeal filed on February 4 at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, Kanu asked the appellate court to quash his terrorism conviction and the sentence.
“An Order of the Honourable Court of Appeal quashing, reversing and setting aside the sentences/punishment imposed on the Appellant by the Honourable trial Federal High Court Judge in the charge No; FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015.
“An Order of the Honourable Court of Appeal discharging and acquitting the Appellant in respect of all the counts in charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015.”
In November 2025, James Omotosho, a judge at the federal high court in Abuja, sentenced the IPOB leader to life imprisonment for terrorism charges.
Kanu was handed life imprisonment for counts one, four, five, and six of the seven-count charges. The IPOB leader got 20 years and five years’ imprisonment on counts three and seven, respectively. The judge had ruled that Kanu offered no credible defence and “deliberately refused” to challenge the evidence presented in court.
