Popular Nollywood actor Ime Bishop Umoh, widely known as Okon Lagos, has reacted to the life sentence handed to Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
eelive.ng reports that Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment after convicting him on all seven counts of terrorism-related offences. The judge held that the prosecution’s evidence remained unchallenged.
Kanu received life imprisonment on counts 1, 4, 5, and 6; 20 years without an option of fine on count 3; and 5 years without an option of fine on count 7.
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Reacting to the verdict, Umoh called on President Bola Tinubu to consider a political resolution.
He said: “This is not surprising. Nnamdi Kanu’s sentence was expected. Now that the conviction has been delivered, can we focus on the next pressing issue: a political solution through clemency or a state pardon?
“If repentant terrorists from northern Nigeria can be pardoned and even reintegrated into key national security institutions, then a similar gesture can be extended to Nnamdi Kanu. Mr. President, please balance the scales. Show greater leadership than your predecessor. I believe you can, and I hope you will.”