A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted Biafran separatist leader Namdi Kanu for "terrorism" after a legal drama spanning a decade.

Kanu, leader of the banned group the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has long advocated for the independence of southeastern Nigeria, alleging the mistreatment of the Igbo ethnic group.

Calls for Biafran independence date back many years.

Civil war raged in Nigeria from 1967 until 1970 between the government and the so-called Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared independence.

It claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Nigerian soldiers and led to between 500,000 to two million starvation deaths among Biafrans, according to various estimates.

"His intention was quite clear as he believed in violence. These threats of violence we

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