In line with the judgement of a Federal High Court in Abuja, the Department of State Services (DSS) has moved the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to the Nigerian Custodial Centre in Sokoto.
A source within the service said his movement followed his conviction and sentencing for terrorism.
Delivering judgement on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja had said the secret police should move Kanu to any correctional facility within the country apart from Kuje in Abuja
Justice Omotosho had convicted and sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on a seven-count charge of terrorism.
The judge upheld the allegations of the DSS that Kanu employed terrorism in his agitation, calling for the secession of South-Eastern, South South states, and some parts of Benue and Kogi from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Kanu’s former lawyer and consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, also confirmed Kanu’s movement to Sokoto in a statement on his X handle on Friday.
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 wellwishers. pic.twitter.com/0nsZPMFopk
— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) November 21, 2025
(Agency Report)
