The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has officially filed an appeal against the life sentence handed down by the Federal High Court in Abuja. On November 20, 2025, Justice James Omotosho convicted Kanu on seven terrorism-related counts, sentencing him to life imprisonment on four of those counts, 20 years on another, and 5 years on a final count, all running concurrently ¹ ².
Kanu’s legal team, led by Aloy Ejimakor, filed a 22-ground notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja on February 4, 2026, seeking to overturn the conviction and secure an acquittal. The appeal argues that the trial court ignored previous appellate rulings, failed to consider his pending bail applications, and convicted him under a repealed law. It also claims procedural errors, including the handling of his absence from Nigeria and lack of consideration for mitigating
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