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The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to life Imprisonment instead of death sentence following conviction on terrorism charges.
Justice James Omotosho who handed down the sentence on Thursday had called for recess after convicting the IPOB leader.
Kanu was handed a life imprisonment sentence for Counts 1, 4, 5 and 6 of the seven-count charges instead of a death sentence, while he was handed a 20-year jail term for Count 3 without option of fine and 5-year jail term for Count 7 without an option of fine.
“Life is sacred to God, so despite I am not persuaded, I must tamper Justice with mercy, the terms are to run concurrently,” Justice James Omotosho said.
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