Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to the sentencing of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Recall that on the 20th of November 2025, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment, after finding him guilty on all seven charges filed against him.
Reacting, Sowore urged people not to cry for Nnamdi Kanu, but rather to cry for those who had conspired to betray the cause of justice, from East to West, North to South. He lamented that those who celebrated injustice, thinking it would strengthen their position, would ultimately face defeat, citing history as a lesson that they had never emerged victorious in the end.
He insisted that the struggle for justice and freedom was far from over, and that the events surrounding Nnamdi Kanu’s situation should serve as a catalyst for renewed determination and activism.
In a post on his Facebook page he wrote, “Don’t cry for Nnamdi Kanu. Cry for those who, from East to West, North to South, conspired to betray the cause of justice. Cry for those who celebrate injustice, thinking it strengthens their hand. We have been here before and history teaches that they have never won in the end.”
