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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has submitted a new plea to the Federal High Court in Abuja outlining his case for being released from Sokoto prison.

Recall that Kanu was recently found guilty of terrorism and given a life sentence.

The IPOB leader has now stated that his incarceration at Sokoto Custodial Center will impact his appeal in a motion ex parte that he personally signed.

Prince Emmanuel Kanu, his younger brother, made the motion on Thursday.

He said: “On the 21st of November 2025, the applicant was transferred to, and is currently detained at the Sokoto Correctional Facility, which is over 700 kilometres from Abuja.

“The applicant, who is currently unrepresented by counsel, intends to personally exercise his constitutional right of appeal against the conviction and sentence.

“The preparation of the notice of appeal and the record of appeal requires the Applicant’s personal interface with the Registry of this Honourable Court and the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

“All persons critical to assisting the applicant in preparing his appeal, including his relatives, associates, and legal consultants, are based in Abuja.

“The applicant’s continued detention in Sokoto renders his constitutional right to appeal impracticable, occasioning exceptional hardship and potentially defeating the said right, in violation of Section 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended),” he added.

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