The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Friday for cross-examination of the Federal Government’s witness. The adjournment followed the conclusion of testimony by the first prosecution witness, identified as a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, who gave evidence behind a protective screen.
The witness, known only as PWAAA, testified that he had served for 18 years and was part of the team that arrested Kanu in a Lagos hotel in 2015. During the session, video footage of Kanu’s DSS interrogation and his signed statement from October 15, 2015, were presented in court. In these, Kanu admitted to founding Radio Biafra in London and said he did not register it with Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission, claiming it was unnecessary.
Kanu also stated he was advocating for the freedom of southeastern and parts of central Nigeria, denying involvement in violence and asserting that freedom fighting is a legal right. His counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, did not oppose the tendering of evidence, including four suitcases of belongings and radio equipment found with Kanu at the time of his arrest, all of which were admitted as exhibits by Justice James Omotosho.
The trial resumes Friday for cross-examination of the witness by Kanu’s legal team.
