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The trial of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumed on Friday before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the cross-examination of principal witness, who said he did not find any instrument of terrorism on Kanu.

The court had granted the request of the Federal Government for witnesses to testify behind the screens.

While the prosecution counsel is Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), a former Attorney General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi, led the defence team.

An operative of the Department of State Services, known simply as AAA, appeared as PW1.

When AAA was asked if he was the officer conducting the interview in the video played in court, he said that five officers were in the room, and that he was one of them.

He said his role in the investigation was limited to arresting the defendant, obtaining his statement, and escorting him to Abuja for onward investigation.

On the items presented in court, AAA was asked if there was anything which, on the face of it, was offensive, and he said no.

When asked if he had analysed any of the items recovered from him, he said he analysed only his phone.

He said the phone was in evidence, though there was no analysis in evidence because they considered it immaterial to the case.

When asked, “Do you agree that in the 10 years since you confiscated these items, many of them have lost their use?” AAA said, “Yes”.

AAA was asked whether there is a record of the items he claimed the DSS returned to the defendant. He said yes, but noted that he didn’t personally keep the records.

PW1 further disclosed that he did not find any instrument of violence on the lady with Kanu and did not consider her company as facilitating terrorism.

When Agabi asked the DSS witness whether he found “any instrument of terrorism on the defendant,” he said, “No.”

Replying to a question about whether he (AAA) ed anyone whom the defendant mentioned as working with him, he said the defendant didn’t mention any names, adding that he did not know whether other people were standing terrorism trial with the defendant in this case.

“I put it to you that there’s no other person in the whole of Nigeria who is standing terrorism trial for Biafra agitation except the defendant,” Agabi told the PW1.

However, AAA said he knew some people stood trial with the defendant earlier, but didn’t know the state of those trials now.

He mentioned that he had read from social media and newspapers that the defendants had ers, like Simon Ekpa, who also carried on with the agitation.

He also said he knew that the DSS was in the process of extraditing Simon Ekpa to Nigeria to face charges.

When ask whether the defendant was charged with damaging anybody’s property, AAA answered, “Maybe not personally and virtually”.

He said there were social media messages where the defendant was inciting violence but did not know one person who carried out any act of violence because the defendant incited him.

‘Kanu Called Nigeria A Zoo’
PW1 further said though he could not whether the defendant said there is corruption, youth unemployment, and a lack of development in Nigeria, but re the defendant calling Nigeria a zoo.

When asked whether he ed that the defendant said IPOB was not an armed group and does not give armed training to its , he said he ed the defendant saying IPOB does not bear arms.

“There have been killings in Kaduna, Zamfara, Benue, Plateau, and other parts of the North. Are those killings based on any agitation for separation?” the defence counsel asked.

“To the best of my knowledge, no,” AAA answered.

He further stated that Nigeria’s highways are safe, “to a larger extent”.

When the defence counsel asked, “Many Nigerians have been killed on their farms, in churches, in mosques, etc. Schools have been attacked, and students kidnapped or killed. Trains have been attacked, and engers kidnapped and killed. These killings are not the product of any agitation for separation. Are they? AAA said, “No.”

The case, featuring terrorism and treasonable felony charges, was originally instituted in 2015 following Kanu’s arrest in Lagos.

Major setbacks have held the case down for almost a decade, making it impossible for the prosecution to call witnesses and present exhibits until Tuesday.

The case started with four people initially charged as Kanu’s co-defendants.

However, in February 2018, the then-trial judge, Binta Nyako, severed the trial, separating Kanu — who had fled Nigeria — from the other defendants.

The trial severance allowed the prosecution to continue proceedings against the four remaining co-defendants.

The Nigerian government re-arrested Kanu in Kenya in June 2021.

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So, release him

Is there something else to this ''arrest''


Anyways, Rules, Laws, and Rights only exist insofar as those who currently wield power, choose to enforce them. 👌🏽

‘Kanu Called Nigeria A Zoo’
PW1 further said though he could not whether the defendant said there is corruption, youth unemployment, and a lack of development in Nigeria, but re the defendant calling Nigeria a zoo.

Taking into cognisance the hobbesian state of affairs in this comatose amalgam, my humble opinion, Nnamdi kanu should be summarily charged for calling Nigeria a mere zoo..
Zoos anywhere else in the world are run better than this Sambissa forest of a country..

Karlifate:
So, release him

Is there something else to this ''arrest''

Tilimgbu and his ethnic henchmen are still getting their adrenaline kicks from the fact that they have the so called "igbo leader" in jail.
It sounds petty but that is what this is all about

It is obvious kanu will be released before 2027

This clueless touts that represent the government are making a mess of themselves and turning this man to something of an icon.

They just want to keep dis man for something I don't seem to fathom....

Tinubu must jail him

saintkel:
They just want to keep dis man for something I don't seem to fathom....

They must all decamp to APC before releasing him, all south east governors must do that. Is that what you have been thinking about?

Peterobiisathie:
Tinubu must jail him

Jail him for what?

They should release this man to his traditional ruler for deradicalization anything short of this is double standards

Nonsense.

If Shekau was caught in Berlin, would he have had IEDs in his pocket?

owobokiri:


Taking into cognisance the hobbesian state of affairs in this comatose amalgam, my humble opinion, Nnamdi kanu should be summarily charged for calling Nigeria a mere zoo..
Zoos anywhere else in the world are run better than this Sambissa forest of a country..

Go and release him naa oyamiri

ResidentSnitch:
This clueless touts that represent the government are making a mess of themselves and turning this man to something of an icon.

Oyamiri everyone in Igbo land is an audio icon to you sll

Court cases are not won on Social media. This one sided reporting will not exonerate him from the serious charges of Terrorism.

I see court hanging him based on the alleged numerous murders he committed in Alaigbo.

No skull mining in this thread

The good thing is that Court has requested all video and audio evidences.. There's no escaping for him. There's no difference between Kanu and Shekau.

NgeneUkwenu:
Court cases are not won on Social media. This one sided reporting will not exonerate him from the serious charges of Terrorism.

I see court hanging him based on the alleged numerous murders he committed in Alaigbo.

If he killed anybody, then why wasn't he charged with killing anybody?

Youmean he was carrying bomb under his Gucci suit?

Tinubu is holding Kalu in order to draw Igbos into a fighting war against Nigeria. But he will not succeed.
Tinubu financed Sunday Ighoho and rest of Yoruba Nation agitators.
Igboho has always said that Tinubu is his mentor.
Yoruba Nation agitators even raised Oduduwa Republic flags on London's Chatham House as they chanted in of Tinubu who was speaking inside the house.

Waoh, DSS witness don jam SAN for court and couldn't make up stories anymore against MNK

Ok

Story

The DSS guy is an ipob member according some demented elements

dss for that matter

😁😁😁😁😁🤪🤪😜😜 Some people will not sleep well from now on.😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

Yes na does Kanu carry guns and grenade around? And Mr DSS are you the one that arrested Kanu? Hell No it was Kenya police that arrested him in Kenya and detained him before handing him over to to Nigeria so how come you are saying or witnessing what you don't know?

However, we are not freeing Kanu for now he need to spend more time in DSS custody for final proper brain resetting so he can go and sin no more. And we will sign a pact with all EU parliament amd with all member consent and signature snd US as well that if Kanu directly or indirect instigate any problem again he should be deported back to Abj via repatriation agreement and well sign and seal.

OK ,


some actions are worst than terrorism ,



if you kill an innocent person who did nothing wrong to you ,





you will also die ,



say no to any type of crimes,




Princess Faith Chukwu

NgeneUkwenu:
Court cases are not won on Social media. This one sided reporting will not exonerate him from the serious charges of Terrorism.

I see court hanging him based on the alleged numerous murders he committed in Alaigbo.

Go to the court and present evidence of MNK committing murder in Alaigbo. Not all these your social media trial. Your hatred have made you so myopic that you can't even give a simple sound judgement. Is MNK in outside of Nigeria while commiting murder in Nigeria?

Omo see case oo 😂😂