The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been awarded honorary citizenship by the State of Georgia in the United States.
Kanu, who is currently serving a life sentence at the Sokoto Correctional Facility following his conviction on terrorism-related charges by the Nigerian government, was honoured through an official proclamation issued by the Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger.
The proclamation, dated January 16, 2026, declared Kanu an “Honorary Georgia Citizen” and also recognised him as a Goodwill Ambassador of the state.
The document was formally received on Kanu’s behalf by a former Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Uche Ajulu, during a presentation in Georgia on Friday.
The proclamation states, “I, Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim Nnamdi Okwu Kanu as an Honorary Georgia Citizen.
“May this Outstanding Citizen be accorded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia in his travels to other states, to nations beyond the borders of the United States of America, or wherever he may hereafter travel or reside. Thank you for your service to our state.
“In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the State Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 16th day of January, A.D. 2026.”
