Sokoto Prisons: “Nnamdi Kanu In Good Spirits” Says Lawyer Who Visited Him

By Adesina Soyooye

At the Sokoto Correctional Centre, jailed Leader of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is in “high spirits.” This was disclosed on Sunday by one of his Lawyers, Dr. Maxwell Opara.

Opara said he visited Kanu, who was transferred from the custody of the Department  of State Services, DSS, Abuja, to Sokoto Prisons after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Honourable Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court,  Abuja Division, on Thursday, 20th November, 2025.

Opara said he visited Kanu Sunday in the company of four other associates.

On his assessment, Opara said Kanu was in high spirits, and, even, already, preparing for his appeal at the Court of Appeal.

Opara, who visited with a bundle of files wondered why Kanu was transferred to Sokoto when it was well known that he has an appeal to file at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division.

Opara, however, said that efforts were on to see to the movement of Kanu to Abuja to enable him prepare and file his appeal against his sentence by Omotosho.

Opara to Reporters: “As I speak to you, he is preparing his appeal personally. We are exploring ways to bring him back to Abuja so he can file it because time is running out.

“We just met with him, and although he is in good spirits, the urgency of filing the appeal cannot be overstated.”

Kanu was, successfully, prosecuted by the Federal Government on a seven-count charge bordering, mostly, on terrorism. He was found guilty of all the charges and sentenced to life imprisonment as well as 25 extra years.