Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment for acts of terrorism and to lesser jail times for other ancillary offences.

It took trial judge James Omotosho more than five hours to deliver the 144-page judgement.

The judge convicted Mr Kanu of terrorism offences, including issuing death threats to people, inciting violence against security personnel and ordering the destruction of government facilities and foreign embassies via a series of online broadcasts.

The secessionist was also convicted of issuing and directing the enforcement of an unlawful stay-at-home order on Mondays across Nigeria's South-east, where violators were attacked or killed. He was jaile...