COURT GRANTS NIGERIAN GOVT WITNESSES PERMISSION TO TESTIFY AGAINST NNAMDI KANU BEHIND SCREEN, CASE ADJOURNED MAY 2

NIGERIAN GOVT’S WITNESSES TO TESTIFY AGAINST NNAMDI KANU BEHIND SCREEN, CASE ADJOURNED MAY 2

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to the federal government for its witnesses to testify behind camera in the terrorism charges brought against the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu.

The Judge granted the permission on Tuesday while delivering ruling in an ex-parte application filed by the federal government lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Solomon, SAN.

Adegboyega Solomon, while arguing the application, pleaded with Justice Omotosho that the identities of the witnesses needed to be protected for security reasons.

He informed the court that the charges against Kanu bothers on terrorism, hence, the need to protect the witnesses.

The senior lawyer requested that the name of the witnesses be shielded from the public for the general reasons of security.

Due to no objection from Kanu’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi SAN, Justice Omotosho granted the request.

Kanu’s lawyer, however, requested for similar cooperation from the federal government when bail application for Kanu would be argued.

At the time of this report, the first witness of the federal government code named, PWAAA has commenced testifying as government formally opened its case against Kanu.

Meanwhile the case has been adjourned to May 2nd 2025,.

Four suitcases that contained various items that were recovered in the hotel room where Kanu was arrested, were equally produced before the court.

The suitcases contained personal belongings of the defendant, including equipment he allegedly used for his Radio Biafra broadcasts.

Trial Justice James Omotosho admitted the items in evidence and marked them as exhibits in the case.

Below are the exhibits FG presented to the Court.

Suitcase 1

1 Black laptop
2 Multi mix transmitter
3 Mini white note Apple iPad with pouch
4 1 grey Apple iPad with pouch
5 1 grey MacBook with pouch
6 1 grey MacBook with case
7 1 mini drone sound wave speaker
8 2 mini white speakers
9 1 large computer mouse
10 1 white adaptor
11 1 laptop adaptor
12 1 carton bag with laptop

Suitcase 2

2 3g modem
2 Glo modem

Glo hawaii modem
Mtn modem
Etisalat
Flash drive
Camcorder
Hand recorder in a black pouch
MacBook Pro adaptor
Mic stand
Phillip headphone
Radio sharp mic with cord
Pro sound mic with cord
4g lit modem
A bunch of cards (only one card was found
Power adaptor for mixer
Easy blaze white modem
Samsung phone
Black motorrola phone
One nokia phone
Black Samsung
Black phone
Dlink black modem
8g flash drive
Extension wire adaptor
A oair of shoes
A belt
Ciderwood sneakers
Footwear

Suitcase 3

Black softech wristwatch
2 singlets
Sealed Hermes perfume
Trinket
Pokham perfume
Fredrick peckham Wristwatch
Diesel wristwatch
Alexander Christy collection Wristwatch
Club Wristwatch
10 items altogether

Suitcase 4

3 bank MasterCards
Copies of documents
Copy of ipob complementary card
Documents tagged ipob
One white clipper
One bottle of medicine
Oman perfumes
2 mini scented oil
One empty black purse
Nigerian passport bearing the names Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya Nnamdi Ngozichukwu
British passport bearing the name Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya
Black purse
Passport holder
Card holder
Box of rocarden Wristwatch
4 bundles of cords