Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- Residents of South-east have expressed outrage over the conviction and sentencing of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment for terrorism.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted Mr Kanu on all seven counts preferred against him by the Nigerian government and subsequently sentenced him to life imprisonment.

The terrorism charges against Mr Kanu were related to his agitation for the secession of the South-east and some parts of the South-south from Nigeria to form an independent state of Biafra.

The trial judge, James Omotosho, also ordered that the IPOB leader be prevented from having access to mobile devices and broadcast equipment, except unde...