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Nnamdi Kanu in Court on 21st October, 2021

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until Friday to allow for the cross-examination of the Federal Government’s witness.

Justice James Omotosho made the decision to adjourn after Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, the counsel for the Federal Government, presented the first prosecution witness, identified as PWAAA. The witness, an operative of the Department of State Service (DSS), provided his evidence from behind a protective shield and was subsequently discharged from the witness box.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the DSS operative tendered documentary evidence against Kanu, which was submitted through Awomolo and marked as exhibits by the judge, as Kanu’s lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, did not object to the application.

The witness revealed that he had served for approximately 18 years and was part of a team assigned to arrest Kanu at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Lagos. During the proceedings, a video recording of Kanu’s interrogation by DSS operatives was played in open court, and a statement made by Kanu on October 15, 2015, was read. In this statement, Kanu admitted to establishing Radio Biafra in London and acknowledged that he had not registered the station with the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) because he believed it was unnecessary.

Kanu, in his statement, also asserted that he was interrogated by the DSS without the presence of his lawyer, as mandated by law. He affirmed his commitment to advocating for the emancipation of the people of the South East, South South, and parts of Benue and Kogi, stating that freedom fighting is not a crime anywhere, including Nigeria, and is a fundamental right. He claimed that he had not been linked to any acts of violence.

Additionally, four suitcases recovered from Kanu’s hotel room in 2015 were presented in court, containing personal belongings, notably equipment related to Biafra Radio. Kanu’s lawyer, Agabi, did not object to the presentation of these items, and Justice Omotosho admitted and marked them as exhibits in the ongoing trial.

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