Friday, December 19, 2025 - Catholic
Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, yesterday visited jailed
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu’s legal counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, in a post on his X
account, thanked the cleric for the visit.
He stated: “Thank you so much, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah,
for taking the time to visit Mazi Nnamdi Kanu today (yesterday).
“As the distinguished Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, your
visitation symbolises your solidarity and that of Sokoto Diocese with #MNK in
this time of distress.”
The visit followed that of Abia State Governor Alex Otti to
Kanu.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on
November 20 convicted Kanu on all the counts of the terrorism charges filed
against him by the Federal Government.
He sentenced him to life imprisonment on counts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 (terrorism-related offences), 20 years imprisonment (no fine option) on Count 3 (membership of a proscribed terrorist group), and five years imprisonment (no fine option) on Count 7 (unlawful importation of a radio transmitter to further Radio Biafra broadcasts).
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