- Safiu Kehinde
Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, wife of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has promised to stress life out of those rushing to social media over her husband’s case.
This is coming the under heels of Kanu’s transfer from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody in Abuja to Sokoto correctional centre.
NPO earlier Reported the transfer of the IPOB leader as disclosed in a post on X by his legal counsel, Aloy Ejimakor.
This would further be confirmed by his other legal counsels who in a video made at the DSS custody disclosed being told that the IPOB leader is no longer in their facility.
Reacting to the reports in a post on her Facebook page, Uchechi slammed the legal counsels for rushing to the social media to announce her husband’s transfer without informing her first.
She vowed to trouble them as she called for an end to what she labelled theatrics by the counsels.
“Information reaching me about 3 hours ago is that my husband has arrived Sokoto prison.
“Those who went to see him today did not give me any update on his transfer. Rather, they ran to social media to broadcast it.
“If you all do not sit up and behave in a civilised and professional manner, I will stress you with my ‘stress’ and I promise you, you will be stressed. Enough of your theatrics! Be warned!” Uchechi wrote.
NPO Reported that Kanu was on Thursday sentenced by the Abuja Federal High Court after the presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, declared him guilty of all seven counts contained in the terrorism charge filed against him.
The judge sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment over count one, four, five, and six of the charge.
On count three, Omotosho sentenced the IPOB leader to 20 years’ imprisonment while slamming a separate five years on him on count seven with no option of fine.
The judge ruled that the sentence must run concurrently and be served in a protective custody in any custodial centre across the country.
Prior to his judgement, Omotosho gave a review of each count, explaining the manner at which the offenses were committed.
In count one, Kanu was found guilty of act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria by making broadcast by threatening that people will die and the world will be at a standstill.
The judge read out some exhibit culled from recorded audios of Kanu where he was heard ordering the killings of policemen and soldiers.
In count two, he was declared guilty of threats and enforcement of illegal sit-at-home order.