Government’s second witness in the ongoing trial of Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu says the secessionist leader is the founder of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and operator of Radio Biafra.
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‎At the resumed hearing on the matter, the second prosecution witness, identified as BBB, testified that he was assigned by the then Attorney General of the Federation to investigate Kanu.
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‎But attempts by the prosecution to tender a letter authorising the investigation was objected by Agabi on grounds that the document was not front loaded. This prompted the prosecution’s withdrawal of the document, a request granted by the court.
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‎The court, therefore, ordered that all materials intended for the trial must be served in advance and listed properly, stressing that no document would be admitted unless previously disclosed to the defence.
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‎In another aspect, the presiding judge, James Omotosho, has instructed that only 16 out of the 26 listed would be recognised in court. This followed a bit of confusion about legal representation, where a certain Charles Ude claimed to be a member of Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team.
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‎But lead defence counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN, disassociated the team from Ude’s claim, with Kanu affirming that Agabi remains his official legal representative.
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‎Similarly, the court has barred a relative of the defendant, Favour Kano, from attending three successive proceedings of the court, after she admitted doing a live stream while the judge was seated. Justice Omotosho revealed she had also posted the content online.
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‎The matter was subsequently adjourned to May 7 for the continuation of the examination-in-chief of the second prosecution witness.
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