Judge says Nnamdi Kanu used his Indigenous People of Biafra group to incite attacks on security officials and civilians

Nnamdi Kanu is found guilty of inciting violence as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria.

Judge says Nnamdi Kanu used his Indigenous People of Biafra group to incite attacks on security officials and civilians

Kanu's IPOB wants a swathe of the southeast, the homeland of the Igbo ethnic group, to split from Nigeria.

The court convicted Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism-related charges. "His intention was quite clear as he believed in violence," the judge says.

ABUJA: A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of seven terrorism-related charges. Kanu founded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been…