On November 27, 2025, Bello El-Rufai, a
member of the House of Representatives, raised concerns over the sentencing of IPOB
leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment, compared with a 20-year
sentence given to a Boko Haram terrorist, Hussaini Ismaila (aka Mai
Tangaran).
Ismaila, a leader of ISWAP, pleaded guilty to four
counts of terrorism and was sentenced by a Federal High Court in Abuja
on November 18, 2025. Kanu, tried for terrorism offences, was convicted two
days later on November 20 and received a life sentence.
El-Rufai questioned the discrepancy in sentencing,
stating it creates the perception that “justice is served differently”,
which could impact national security and public trust in the judicial system.
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