Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Thursday, relying on video recordings and other evidence presented by the prosecution, which showed Kanu issuing violent threats against Nigeria and its citizens

Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on the first of seven terrorism charges filed against him.

Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Thursday, relying on video recordings and other evidence presented by the prosecution, which showed Kanu issuing violent threats against Nigeria and its citizens.

The first count centres on a September 2021 broadcast in which Kanu allegedly sought to intimidate the population, declaring that “people would die” and “the whole world would standstill”.

The prosecution classified the broadcast as an act of terrorism under Section 1(2)(b) of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2015.

While reviewing the evidence, Omotosho pointed to the video clips tendered in court, stating that they revealed a deliberate intent to incite violence.

“His intention was quite clear as he believed in violence. These threats of violence were nothing but terrorist acts, which were duly carried out by his followers. He was consumed by violence and didn’t mind if his own people died in the process. It is clear that the defendant carried out preparatory acts of terrorism,” the judge said.

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