Buhari’s ex-aide dismisses news of Kanu converting wardens in Sokoto prison

Nigerianeye | 29-11-2025 02:59am |

Former media aide to the late former President MuhammaduBuhari, Bashir Ahmad, on Friday, has reacted to reports that Nnamdi Kanu,leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have converted two wardens inSokoto Custodial centre into in hating the Nigerian government. Ahmad described the report of Kanu converting two prisonwarden in Sokoto Custodial Centre as dumb. Reports had it that after Kanu converted the two wardensinto joining him in hating Nigeria, they both resigned from service. Recall that Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja Federal HighCourt had sentenced Kanu to lifetime imprisonment for charges bothering onterrorism. Omotosho ruled that Kanu should serve his sentence in SokotoCustodial Centre. However, Ahmad berated IPOB members who believe in the claimwithout any form of evidence. Ahmad wrote: “I just read one of the dumbest posts onFacebook, a claim that Nnamdi Kanu has “converted” two prison wardens in SokotoPrison to join him in hating Nigeria and that the wardens even resigned. “You know what? His people believe it and have beencirculating the post without a shred of logic or evidence.”

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