#terrorism-charges

#terrorism-charges

Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria. His intention was quite clear as he believed in violence. These threats of violence were nothing but terrorist acts, judge Omotosho said. Kanu, 58, who had dismissed his legal team and represented himself during the trial, was earlier ejected from court for unruly behaviour.

Since at least June 2025, Martin S has called for attacks on named politicians, public officials and public figures in Germany on the darknet, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement. To this end, he anonymously operates a platform on which he publishes, among other things, lists of names, death sentences pronounced by himself and instructions for building explosive devices. He also solicits donations in cryptocurrency, which are then offered as bounties' for the killing of the targeted individuals.

"There was a risk that some of the group would have been encouraged by what he was saying, and it was all too easy for these messages to be forwarded to someone else."

Matthew Althorpe, 29, of Fort Erie, pleaded guilty to facilitating terrorist activity, instructing others to carry out terrorist activity and committing an offence for a terrorist group. Althorpe admitted he created recruitment material for Atomwaffen Division (AWD), an international neo-Nazi group that was declared by the Canadian government in 2021 to be a terrorist entity. He also admitted he facilitated terrorist activities in Canada.

Liam Óg O hAnnaidh is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with a terrorism offence, marking a significant legal proceeding.

Six weeks before the murder, suspect Luigi Mangione expressed his desire to assassinate UnitedHealthcare's CEO, alleging greed in the health insurance industry.