Separatist leader convicted by Nigerian court on terror charges
Government
Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A court in Nigeria convicted Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on charges of terrorism about 10 years after he was first arrested. Kanu, leader Indigenous People of Biafra group, initially was remanded into state custody October 2015 and faced several charges. Kanu, 58, holds dual British-Nigerian citizenship. The judge alleged Kanu weaponized his status to stir violent attacks on civilians and security personnel in the southeast Nigerian state, while security in Abuja,
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