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A former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has called for dialogue and peaceful resolution following the life imprisonment sentence handed to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism charges.

In a post on X on Friday, Sani drew from his own experience of enduring imprisonment under the military regime to describe life imprisonment as a survivable phase rather than a final end.

Sani, who was convicted and sentenced by the late Gen. Sani Abacha military junta and served in the Aba Correctional Centre between 1995 and 1998, recounted the relative kindness he received from most inmates and warders, despite encounters with “a few tough guys.”

He wrote, “Sentencing a man to life imprisonment is not the end of his life. Some of us have been through life imprisonment and we survived it.

“I served my own life imprisonment in Aba Prisons, Abia State, after spending a year in Kiri Kiri and Port Harcourt prisons.

“The inmates and warders treated me well, except for some few tough guys. There is still room for dialogue to resolve the [/b]issue in the interest of peace. Life imprisonment is a phase and not the end.”

Sani’s remarks came amid renewed attention to the detention of Kanu, following reports that he had been moved to a correctional facility in Sokoto.

Kanu’s former lawyer and consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, in a post on X on Friday, expressed concern over the development, saying the relocation places Kanu far from his legal team, family and supporters.

[b]“While urging #Ndigbo to remain calm, I must question the wisdom of sending #MNK to Sokoto prison.

“When Awolowo was convicted in 1963, he was sent to the East, a neutral zone in his feud with the North. Pres. Tinubu can still halt this drift, as I said in this video,” he wrote.

The reported transfer had not been independently confirmed by PUNCH Online as of Friday evening.

Kanu was sentenced on Thursday by the Federal High Court in Abuja for seven terrorism-related charges, a verdict IPOB has rejected as unlawful and politically motivated.

Justice James Omotosho handed him life terms on five of the counts, 20 years on one, and five years on another, all without an option of fine.

The judge also noted that placing Kanu in Kuje Correctional Centre might not be appropriate due to security concerns, suggesting the need for a more secure facility.

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

Truthissupreme:
his only error is the failure to do freedom fighting like his pair are doing now in north

peekspot:
https://punchng.com/life-sentence-not-the-end-for-nnamdi-kanu-shehu-sani/

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

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

Unity cannot be forced

RickyJesus:
By not calling for violence for one.

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

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

chucks185:
An unjust country where injustice prevails.

I don't blame them though, some events have divine purpose.
1, Nnammdi Kanu has a divine mandate to fight the battle he is fighting, that's why he hasn't collected money from Nigerian corrupt government. To him the course he is for is far bigger than Nigeria, that's why he has been able to stand tall in mist of all this trial. Don't you see the power he emits when he talks, you think it's normal?

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

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

Outthemudbyvoke:
All what is happening today in Nigeria was envisaged by NK. Infact listening to snippets of his broadcast made over 10 years ago makes you wonder if he teleported into the future to see all what is happening now, the killings, kidnappings, FG being complicit and terrorists enablers, Tinubu disposition etc....

I wish he could tell us what will happen in the near future after experiencing all his prophecies first hand. We need solutions which I believe if he could foresee the future, he could also device means to maneuver all these challenges facing us to prevent Christians from going extinct

P1PrinceKT:
British citizen serving his life sentence in Sokoto Caliphate.
UK did not even condemn this. Chaii...

peekspot:
https://punchng.com/life-sentence-not-the-end-for-nnamdi-kanu-shehu-sani/