Igbo Community in Sokoto Celebrates Christmas With Prison Inmates, Visits Nnamdi Kanu

Members of the Igbo community in Sokoto State celebrated the Christmas season by visiting the Sokoto Correctional Centre, where they shared food and goodwill with inmates, including the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

According to the organisers, the visit was motivated by a desire to spread the spirit of Christmas beyond personal celebrations and to ensure that no inmate felt forgotten during the festive period. The outreach reportedly extended to over 1,300 inmates housed at the facility.

The group explained that the initiative reflected core Igbo values of compassion, unity and communal responsibility, noting that the celebration was meant to promote inclusiveness regardless of ethnic or religious background. Food items and other refreshments were distributed to inmates as part of the event.

They also described the visit as a symbolic call for peace and understanding, expressing hope that such gestures would help foster harmony within and beyond correctional centres.

Nnamdi Kanu, who remains in custody at the facility, was among those visited during the Christmas outreach, which the organisers said was carried out peacefully and in line with prison regulations.