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Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life over terrorism

Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life over terrorism

A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on seven terrorism-related charges and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Kanu, founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has long campaigned for the creation of an independent state in southeastern Nigeria. IPOB has been accused of terrorism and extrajudicial killings in the region. The…

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