Ibadan – The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined to grant the ex parte motion filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be transferred from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to another custodial facility closer to the Federal Capital Territory.
Justice James Omotosho refused the request, stating that Kanu’s application, moved by a Legal Aid Council of Nigeria lawyer, Demdoo Asan, could not be granted by way of an ex parte motion.
Kanu was convicted of terrorism-related offences on November 20 and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment, a verdict his family has rejected and vowed to appeal.
Following his sentencing, Kanu was taken to the Sokoto Correctional Centre to serve his sentence after the court held that the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja would not be suitable for him.
