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You said he has wasted time and still think its not justified to put all the blame on him? Whats stopping him from creating state police?

akingangan:
Every problem in Nigeria is always blamed on the President, but the President cannot be everywhere all the time.

Tinubu has wasted time creating state police and even have military assigned to each state.

The fg is playing to the gallery. Why go for foot soldiers when you have a list of the sponsors from UEA?

Fg is just pretending because of the US!
Until the sponsors are name, I'm not convinced!

Thats where a referendum is required

Okoroawusa:
You don't speak for Igbos. I want to be part of Nigeria. Don't generalize you opinion.

You meant the illegitimate president who never won?

HgAkpobomeEr:
The President should be able to do more than just being saddened.

Yorubas really hate Igbos to astronomical levels

danvon:
This trend of allowing terrorist and criminals to go scot free due to optical-political considerations began with Aguiyi Ironsi not executing the Jan 14 coup plotters, then it extended to Gowon not executing the pogrom plotters, then it extended to the Federal Government pardoning and accepting the secessionist leaders and continued from there (Tompolo, Asari Dokubo etc)

But thanks to yesterdays ruling, its clear that the door has officially been shut. Terrorism will no longer be tolerated and Nnamdi Kanu case shall serve as precedence for all future trials involving terrorism and inciting hate speech.

Even now, many people havent come to terms with the ruling, they still believe there's a way out for him, this is the more reason why the door must stay firmly shut.

This is a sign of hope of proper trials in the future.

Says only Yorubas and Fulanis

odejimioflagos:
The life sentence is justifiable considering the severity of his actions. How can he be described as a freedom fighter when he committed crimes against humanity?

You're just naive. Igbos don't wanna be oart of Nigeria, its not by force

RickyJesus:
By not calling for violence for one.

The US should not buy these delay tactics which is giving the terrorists opportunity to acquire human shields.

If the US had come last week, over 200 kidnapped in the last few days would have been saved

Whoever calls himself the illegitimate C-in-C should be held accountable.

If this reckless insecurity continues unchecked, Tilumbu might face the Hague

Go and sit down. There is no constitutional way to break any country

Unity cannot be forced

Salewa97:
Kanu's case is a clear example of how not to be a freedom fighter.

If Kanu had followed the constitutional way of seeking for Biafra, he would have been a hero by now.

It is too late for regrets though

Tinubu stole Obi's mandate and he cannot deliver and will never deliver until he is booted out in 2027.

Abacha never planned to release Obj. There was Providence.

In Kanu’s case, there will be Providence

owobokiri:
This is to let all men of goodwill in different parts of the world know, that the federal government under President Bola Tinubu will never release Nnamdi Kanu without appropriate force and pressure being applied. This government will do anything to antagonise the South East and they already have most political leaders from the zone in the back as a result of "second term" politics.


It is very obvious that having Kanus head on a spike will be a very satisfying sight for a lot of people feom certain regions in this government.. This explains the whole efforts made to put Kanu away after denying him appropriate medical care. Events of the last few days should let every discerning mind know that the objectives of his captors are far more diabolical than the corruption media will let you believe.

Again, for all men of good conscience; do not listen to empty tales feom the avalanche of Eastern politicians who are going around pretending like they are in any sort of serious discussions with the federal government. Do not listen to Bianca Ojukwu too! Obviously she is so engrossed with the trappings and paraphernalia of power , so much so that she can not resign from a government that has tediously become anti igbo.


Do not buy into their narratives that suggest that Kanu will be released before the elections. That will not happen. They have taken him to Sokoto to systematically remove him from this sphere. It is a well coordinated plan by a set of reckless South West APC leaders who are looking for someone that should pay for what happened to MKO Abiola.

Unless urgent steps are taken to force the hands of this wayward government, this will end in a disaster. Kanu is not going to be released without a serious agitation.
So let the agitation ms start in earnest..

Buhari started this but he has expired while Kanu is still here.

Kanu will still be here after Tinubu

aribisala0:
The government could still appeal for death penalty

You're trying to convince yourself that Yorubas were not used by Hausa-Fulanis to attempt to stop the restoration of Biafra.

With the increasing perpetual insecurity you're seeing in Nigeria, why is the Yoruba people insisting on one Nigeria?

Can't you people see that the Fulani militias cannot be defeated?

aribisala0:
Here is a table of known terrorists in the U.S. (or tried by U.S. jurisdiction) sentenced to **life** for broadcast / media / propaganda / “material support via media” activities:

| Name | Affiliation | Role / Broadcast / Propaganda Activity | Conviction / Charges | Sentence |
| ----------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Sulaiman Abu Ghayth** | al‑Qaeda | Spokesman (“mouthpiece”), propaganda, recruitment | Conspiring to kill Americans, providing material support to terrorism ([justice.gov][1]) | **Life in prison** ([justice.gov][1]) |
| **Khalid al‑Fawwaz** | al‑Qaeda | Media adviser, facilitator of interviews and propaganda | Conspiracy to kill Americans, other terrorism offenses ([justice.gov][2]) | **Life** ([justice.gov][2]) |
| **Mirsad Kandic** | ISIS | Media emir, ran 120+ social accounts, spread propaganda, recruitment | Conspiracy and substantive counts of providing material support to ISIS ([justice.gov][3]) | **Life in prison** (two life terms + other terms) ([caselaw.findlaw.com][4]) |
| **Mohammed Khalifa** | ISIS | Lead English‑translator / narrator in violent propaganda videos | Conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, resulting in death ([justice.gov][5]) | **Life in prison** ([washingtonpost.com][6]) |
| **Ali al‑Bahlul** | al‑Qaeda | Media relations, propaganda video production for bin Laden | Conspiracy, soliciting murder, providing material support (via military commission) ([en.wikipedia.org][7]) | **Life** (military commission) |

---



[1]: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/al-qaeda-spokesman-sulaiman-abu-ghayth-sentenced-manhattan-federal-court-life-prison?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Office of Public Affairs | Al Qaeda Spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghayth Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to Life in Prison for Conspiring to Kill Americans, Providing Material Support to Terrorists | United States Department of Justice"
[2]: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/high-ranking-al-qaeda-terrorist-sentenced-conspiring-kill-americans-and-other-terrorism?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Office of Public Affairs | High-Ranking al Qaeda Terrorist Sentenced for Conspiring to Kill Americans and Other Terrorism Offenses | United States Department of Justice"
[3]: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/federal-jury-convicts-high-level-isis-member-six-counts-material-support-foreign?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Eastern District of New York | Federal Jury Convicts High Level ISIS Member of Six Counts of Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Including Two Counts Resulting in Death | United States Department of Justice"
[4]: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-2nd-circuit/117161837.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com "UNITED STATES v. KANDIC (2025) | FindLaw"
[5]: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/leading-isis-media-figure-and-foreign-fighter-pleads-guilty-conspiring-provide-material?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Eastern District of Virginia | Leading ISIS Media Figure and Foreign Fighter Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Terrorist Organization, Resulting in Death | United States Department of Justice"
[6]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/29/khalifa-life-sentence-isis-propaganda/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Mohammed Khalifa sentenced to life. He was the English-language narrator in Islamic State propaganda videos. - The Washington Post"
[7]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Bahlul?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Ali al-Bahlul"

Kanu was tried under a law that no longer exists because he is an Igbo man.

They use Yorubas because of their natural hate for Igbos

aribisala0:
1. **Terrorism Conviction**

* Convicted on all 7 terrorism-related counts. ([News Agency of Nigeria][1])
* Judge James Omotosho said the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. ([News Agency of Nigeria][1])

2. **Incitement to Violence**

* Court quoted his broadcasts where he “urged supporters to ambush security forces, seize their weapons, and carry out violent attacks.” ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])
* In videos, he threatened “the slaughter will begin to happen … we are ready to die than be slaves … The army of Nigeria will die in Biafra land.” ([ThisDay Live][3])

3. **Separation / Secession Agitation**

* The court rejected his framing of the fight as legitimate self‑determination, calling his approach illegal under the constitution. ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])
* Judge said his broadcasts showed intent to break away, calling his organization “unlawful.” ([Nigerian Daily Report][4])

4. **Organizing Armed Groups**

* The conviction includes incitement to violence and killing of security personnel, indicating coordination or encouragement of violent action. ([ThisDay Live][3])
* Prosecution argues his broadcasts fueled the violent acts by his followers. ([Nigerian Daily Report][4])

5. **Enforcing Sit-at-Home Orders**

* The court found he issued “sit‑at‑home” directives, especially in the southeast, and that these were broadcasted. ([ThisDay Live][3])
* The judge held that these orders “amount to nothing more than a terrorist act.” ([ThisDay Live][3])

6. **Hate Speech**

* In the judgment, the court refers to his broadcasts threatening security personnel and civilians in a way that suggests ethnicised violence. ([The Guardian][5])
* The court characterized some broadcasts as encouraging his followers to kill security officers. ([ThisDay Live][3])

7. **Defiance of Judicial Authority**

* Reports say Kanu “deliberately refused” to mount his defence. ([News Agency of Nigeria][1])
* During the sentencing, the court noted his “many misbehaviours” in court. ([Vanguard News][6])

8. **Encouraging Armed Struggle**

* The court cited his broadcasts teaching followers how to make explosives (“using fuel and bottles”). ([Vanguard News][7])
* Also, he made threats against public infrastructure (banks, police stations) in his speeches. ([ThisDay Live][3])

9. **Destabilizing National Unity**

* The judge explicitly ruled his self‑determination efforts outside the constitution were illegal, framing them as a threat to Nigeria’s unity. ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])
* The court labeled him an “international terrorist” for his threats. ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])

10. **Creating Civil Unrest**

* According to the judgment, his broadcasts and orders led to “the destruction of several properties, including police stations.” ([ThisDay Live][3])
* The court noted that due to his sit-at-home threats, many banks, markets, and churches were grounded. ([ThisDay Live][3])

11. **Paramilitary Leadership**

* While the court does not explicitly say “he commanded ESN,” it attributes killing of security personnel and violent attacks to his incitement via broadcasts. ([ThisDay Live][3])
* His role as “leader of a proscribed group (IPOB)” was affirmed by the court. ([ThisDay Live][3])

12. **Promoting Separatist Extremism**

* The judgment treats his agitation not as peaceful protest but as terrorism: “acts of terrorism … broadcast with intention to intimidate the population.” ([ThisDay Live][3])
* The judge compared his violence to that of extremist groups by using the label “international terrorist.” ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])

13. **Manipulation of Followers**

* The court used his broadcast transcripts to show he intentionally incited ordinary citizens to weaponize. ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])
* The judge found that his sit‑at‑home orders were “unconstitutional” and used to intimidate people. ([ThisDay Live][3])

14. **Disruption of Commerce**

* By his sit-at-home directives, many businesses (banks, markets, shops) closed or did not operate, according to prosecution testimonies. ([ThisDay Live][3])
* The judge specifically noted “intimidation” of merchants and churchgoers during his broadcasts. ([ThisDay Live][3])

15. **Intimidation of Dissenters**

* The court found that his broadcasts encouraged violence against security forces, which implies a mindset of suppression through force. ([ThisDay Live][3])
* Also, his leadership of a banned organization (IPOB) and his refusal to counter evidence could be interpreted as denying internal dissent, as he treated opposition or questions as threats. (Inferred from the judgment) ([Nigerian Daily Report][4])

16. **Inciting Ethnic Tensions**

* Some of his threats and broadcasts were in the context of ethnicized grievances (southeast, Biafra) and the court saw them as threatening Nigeria’s national cohesion. ([The Guardian][5])
* His “sit-at-home” threats were directed at populations in the Southeast, a region predominantly Igbo — the court saw this as part of a destabilizing ethnic separatist movement. ([ThisDay Live][3])

17. **Illegal Broadcast Equipment / Radio Transmitter**

* He was convicted of “illegal importation of a radio transmitter” (Count 7) used for Radio Biafra. ([The Nation][8])
* That transmitter was seized and described in court as “object of crime” and ordered forfeited. ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])

18. **Extraordinary Rendition / Extradition Controversy**

* His return to Nigeria from Kenya was controversial; while not part of the conviction itself, it’s widely reported that he was “brought back to Nigeria after being arrested in Kenya.” ([Al Jazeera][9])
* In his trial, he argued that the “extraordinary rendition” invalidated the case; the court addressed but rejected this argument. ([News Agency of Nigeria][1])

19. **Court Contempt / Repeated Disruptive Behavior**

* The judgment and reports indicate he was removed from court for “unruly conduct.” ([The Guardian][5])
* The judge also described him as “cocky and arrogant,” noting repeated misbehaviour. ([Vanguard News][6])

20. **Undermining Rule of Law / Persistent Threat to Peace**

* By using his broadcasts to incite violence, order stay-at-home, and push for secession, the court held that he used terrorism as a “weapon to terrorise people.” ([News Agency of Nigeria][1])
* Omotosho deemed him an “international terrorist” whose actions destroyed lives, property, and undermined national security. ([The Telegraph Nigeria][2])



[1]: https://nannews.ng/2025/11/20/court-convicts-nnamdi-kanu-of-terrorism-charge/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Court Convicts Nnamdi Kanu Of Terrorism Charge - News Agency Of Nigeria"
[2]: https://telegraph.ng/news/2025/11/20/court-sentences-nnamdi-kanu-to-life-imprisonment-for-terrorism/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Court sentences Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment for terrorism - The Telegraph Nigeria"
[3]: https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/11/21/nnamdi-kanus-terrorism-trial-ends-after-10-years-bags-life-imprisonment-verdict/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nnamdi Kanu’s Terrorism Trial Ends After 10 Years, Bags Life Imprisonment Verdict – THISDAYLIVE"
[4]: https://www.ndr.org.ng/ipob-leader-receives-life-sentence-after-conviction-on-seven-terrorism-charges/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Receives Life Sentence After Conviction on Seven Terrorism Charges – Nigerian Democratic Report"
[5]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/20/nigerian-court-convicts-biafran-separatist-leader-on-terrorism-charges-nnamdi-kanu?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Biafran separatist leader sentenced to life on terrorism charges by Nigerian court"
[6]: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/terrorism-court-jails-nnamdi-kanu-for-life/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Terrorism: Court jails Nnamdi Kanu for life  - Vanguard News"
[7]: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/terrorism-court-jails-nnamdi-kanu-for-life?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Terrorism: Court jails Nnamdi Kanu for life  - Vanguard News"
[8]: https://thenationonlineng.net/nnamdi-kanu-gets-life-sentence-for-terrorism/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nnamdi Kanu gets life sentence for terrorism - The Nation Newspaper"
[9]: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/20/nigeria-convicts-separatist-leader-nnamdi-kanu-on-terrorism-charges?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nigeria jails separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for life on ‘terrorism’ charges | Courts News | Al Jazeera"

Yoruba govt has failed

YeyeGbami:
Olodo, will you close homes n markets too?

Declare curfew instead na, when free money dey una dey born like bush rats. As una dey born, if 2 say una dey use the free money to dey force them go school or learn skills. E for better.

Wetin con weak me finish be say, these people still dey multiply like say nothing dey sup.

You can't force unity

Prince16:
When den dey advice una to 'sofry-sofry march ground' una dey beat chest upandan!

From "no one can arrest him" to "if they touch him the zoo will fall" until hand finally touch am. I think una aiz don clear now.

Just pray make northern indaboskis nor reason hin matter like den reason Gideon Akaluka matter, or else, 'o ti lo' be that!

President-elect MKO ABIOLA kpai for prison, heaven did not fall talkless of an irritant like him.

Probably they want terrorists to kill him

ClearFlair:
But that region is not safe because of terrorists.

Can you bring witness to testify that Kanu murdered their love ones or that Kanu sent them? What is Yorubas gross in this matter?

How can you try a man with a law that has been repealed? Its just a kangaroo judgment 100%

FreeStuffsNG:
This is absolutely insensitive! The court pronouncement has established that real victims of the convicts terrorist action exist and are mostly security agents and innocent people.

For a Federal Minster and member of the executive arm of government to undermine the judiciary in this manner is preposterous and unacceptable!

You can't force unity. Nigeria will continue to decline as long as you have group of people who would do everything to undermine Nigeria's existence

MT:
The Judge had explained to you what you should if you want to leave Nigeria.

Tell your representative at the House of Assembly and Senate to move the motion.

You will be surprised how other part of Nigeria will support you.

You will then have your landlocked country where you will be begging Nigeria for access to the sea

You can't force unity

thesicilian:
When they loose on intellectual grounds, they start appealing to tribal sentiments.

So you convict someone to life imprisonment because he is too arrogant while you pardon actual terrorists?

motymop:
Sad sad day for him

The issue with him is that he is too arrogant

You're denying the obvious.

BTW, Awolowo was also charged with treason

MT:
So, twitter is now your census ?.

I am greatful that Pa Awolowo really focused his attention on education in the South-West. It really helps us.

Sound reasoning. Logical argument. Critical thinking.

Better know your enemies or get burnt

Abdul05:
People can be angry or emotional about the case---- that is understandable---but turning it into tribal abuse is unfair and unhelpful.

Thank bro..

Check twitter and you will know that his position is a Yoruba position. Yorubas are celebrating it the most, more than Northerners

Abdul05:
Did yoruba people sentence Kanu...?

Awomolo spoke as a prosecutor not as a representative of yoruba people

Even if he asked for death penalty, the final decision was not his....

His statement is a legal position, Not a yoruba position.

There is no evidence linking Kanu to any death

malali:

Do you even know the meaning of travesty, you just copied ChatGPT and posted.
I wish Abacha was alive, he would have given him the death sentence.
Kanu caused damage to lives and property all over Nigeria.
Even people in the South East were killed
He was a nuisance...he moved his own family to UK and was engineering deaths and sit at home in Nigeria.

Kanu's conviction and sentencing was a travesty of justice.

It is the manifestation of the natural hatred the Yorubas have for Igbos that the Nigerian State relied on!

However, know that unity cannot be forced.

malali:
Nnamdi Kanu spat in the eyes of the North and South West and deceived his fellow South East with his inciteful, derogatory, insulting and denigrating Radio Biafra broadcasts.

Targeted, harassed and killed Northerners in the SE. Attacked their food & livestock trucks, culminating in the cold-blooded murders of Late Huraira and her innocent kids, Ahmed Gulak, the military couple that were butchered and killed in the most mind-bending, eyesore way, among thousands of other killings of his own kinsmen and other innocent Nigerians.

Masterminded the Owerri Prison jailbreak, releasing over 1,000 convicted killers, kidnappers, cannibals and all sort of criminals into Iboland, damaging the economy of the region and ingraining an atmosphere of siege and total insecurity.

Repeatedly insulted and harassed Late President Buhari (who lured, captured and caged him in the most legendary manner) and wished destruction on the present President Tinubu's life & properties. Called for the destruction of Lagos and had his minions carry it out with razor-sharp efficacy.

Today the uncouth, unhinged terrorist faces the consequences of his madness; to which he has reacted like a lily-livered coward with howling and panic-driven trepidation.

This is true justice for the thousands killed, maimed and butchered because of the madness of the terrorist Nnamdi Kanu. This is wishing a similar fate befalls ALL terrorists that have blood of innocent Nigerians on their hands, in the East, North, West & South. Goodbye, Kanu; and I hope generations after you will learn from the tragedy of history you were, a dark blight on humanity.

You can't force unity. Igbos and Yorubas are not supposed to be in the same country if that country must work. Kanu provided the realistic possibility of achieving that. You guys don't know what you have done

Freshtruth:
He was once caught and released Wetin go make an lie low he could continue creating eastern security soilders . Sunday was caught in Benin later release he go Germany go live quiet life

Kanu was freed by the court of appeal. Why send the case to a lower court? Because they don't like the outcome at the court of appeal?

Apogee14:
That's the thing with igbo people, there is this need to impress and show out. This need to prove you are a brave warrior. Which is very unfortunate because while he did get to get his rocks off in his actions that he exhibited but yet no sane human being will free a man who looks and appears unhinged And unrepentant but yet it was more important to him to put on this show of bravado and warrior, a very corny show if I might add, it was more important for him to get his rocks off putting on this corny display than to appear quiet peaceful and remorseful. They would have let him go Scott free if he appeared very remorseful. You know black people are bleeding hearts. They will just be begging for him and askibg that they should release him. But with his actions and demeanor it's looking like he is ready to start the revolution again once he is released. It's hard to release a man like that. The judge had no choice. He presents like a dangerous man still. He should have gone there begging and grovelling and he would be a free man now. It appears he himself does not want to leave the facility. Maybe the food is great

Unity cannot be forced. Igbos and Yorubas are not supposed to be in the same country if that country must work. Kanu provided the most realistic possibility of achieving that. They don't know what you have done fulfilling the wish of Fulanis

okoIYAyin:
My Take on Nnamdi Kanu’s Life Sentence

Yes, the court says it acted based on the charges, but the truth is that this goes far beyond legal arguments, it touches real emotions, long-standing history, and the genuine frustrations many people in the Southeast have lived with for years.

What makes this even more sensitive is the clear imbalance Nigerians keep noticing. We’ve seen convicted terrorists in other regions receive lighter sentences or be branded “repentant,” while cases linked to the Southeast seem to attract the strictest punishments. For a region that already feels marginalized, this only strengthens the belief that they’re not treated the same as others.

And this concern isn’t just limited to the Southeast, many Nigerians can see the inconsistency, and it’s part of why trust in the system keeps dropping.

Personally, I think this moment calls for calm and honest dialogue. A heavy sentence alone won’t address the deeper issues behind all of this. Nigeria needs fairness, unity, and sincere engagement, not decisions that risk widening an already existing divide.

Should have known than to engage you. Now run along, you're empry

Burob:
Yes na now volleyball.

What happened with the person Buhari tried to kidnap?

Ikaeniyan0:
During Buhari regime, the man he tried to kidnap from the UK, is he also an ibo man? Are you guys not praising Buratai who ordered for his attack today?