Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal, challenging his conviction and life sentence imposed on him by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The notice, which named the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the respondent, urged the appellate court to "quash, reverse and set aside" the punishment handed down by the trial court.

On 20 November 2025, trial judge James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, convicted and sentenced Mr Kanu on multiple counts to life imprisonment and other varying prison terms.

He is currently serving his sentence in a correctional centre in Sokoto State.

The appeal, filed on 4 February, sought to overturn ...