Posted by Samuel on Sat 22nd Nov, 2025 - tori.ng
Recall that the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, convicted Kanu on Thursday on seven counts of terrorism.
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Senator, has reacted to the life imprisonment verdict issued against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In a post on his verified X handle on Friday, Sani said that life imprisonment is a phase and not the end.
Recall that the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, convicted Kanu on Thursday on seven counts of terrorism.
The judge thereafter sentenced him to life imprisonment on five counts, 20 years on one count, and five years on another, with all sentences to run concurrently.
Reacting, the former lawmaker said, “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 issue in the interest of peace. Life imprisonment is a phase and not the end.”