Dalena Reporter l December 25, 2025
The Igbo community in Sokoto State marked Christmas Day with a humanitarian outreach at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, where members spent the festive period sharing meals with detained inmates, including Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu and approximately 1,300 others, organisers said.
According to a statement by the Sokoto Igbo community leadership, the gesture was driven by compassion, communal responsibility, and the spirit of the holiday season. The outreach was reportedly inspired by Kanu’s preference not to dine alone during Christmas, prompting the group to ensure that all inmates present also shared in the festive meals and fellowship.
The initiative was described as rooted in core Igbo values of solidarity, charity, and fellowship, reflecting cultural principles such as “Onye Aghana Nwanne Ya” (be your brother’s keeper) and universal ideals of humanity and goodwill. Organisers said the act aimed to foster peace, unity, and mutual understanding beyond the holiday season.
Kanu is currently being held at the Sokoto Correctional Centre following his transfer after a Federal High Court convicted him on multiple terrorism-related offences in November 2025, sentencing him to life imprisonment on several counts, along with additional prison terms for other charges. He has indicated plans to challenge his conviction at the appellate court level.