Nigeria's Supreme Court Reinstates Terrorism Charges Against Separatist Leader

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, faces continued legal challenges despite previous dismissal of charges by a lower court.

Nigeria's Supreme Court has reinstated terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist group.
Despite a lower court ruling dismissing the charges, the Supreme Court ruled that the trial should continue, further complicating Kanu's fate.
Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, has been in and out of jail since 2015 when he was first arrested and charged with terrorism and treason.
The IPOB campaigns for an independent state of Biafra, following the short-lived Republic of Biafra which fought and lost a civil war from 1967 to 1970 to gain independence from Nigeria.
The Nigerian government has often accused Kanu’s group of instigating violence in the southeast, often by imposing lockdowns and targeting prominent people in the region.