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British citizen arrested in Kenya charged with terrorism and treason in Nigeria
The separatist leader is facing seven charges of terrorism and treason, each of which carries a life sentence.
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A Nigerian court on Friday rejected a bid by separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to be freed, ruling that prosecutors had presented enough evidence for him to answer terrorism and treason charges.
Kanu, a British citizen and leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was first arrested in Nigeria in 2015, skipped bail in 2017, and was rearrested in Kenya in 2021 before being charged with seven counts of terrorism in Nigeria. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which carry life sentences.
