US EditionNigeria: Court Permits Prosecution to Hide Identities of Witnesses Lined Up to Testify Against Nnamdi Kanu
- The terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, head of the banned group Indigenous People of Biafra , commenced on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
- The trial stems from charges of terrorism and treasonable felony related to Kanu's separatist agitation for a sovereign Biafra nation, initiated in 2015 after his arrest in Lagos.
- During the trial, the judge granted the prosecution's request to protect the identities of witnesses, starting with an operative who testified about Kanu's 2015 arrest and his self-determination stance.
- The prosecution presented exhibits including video-recorded interrogation where Kanu admitted founding IPOB and operating Radio Biafra without a Nigerian license, insisting his fight is a fundamental right, not terrorism.
- The trial's continuation, following a Supreme Court directive, highlights ongoing legal contention over Kanu's separatist activism and its implications for Nigeria's national security and self-determination debates.
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Nigeria: Trial begins of biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, accused of "terrorism" and "treason"
After numerous postponements, a first hearing was held on Tuesday, April 29, in the new trial of the independent leader Nnamdi Kanu in Nigeria. Under investigation in 2015, the leader of the Indigenous Movement of Biafra (Ipob) faces seven charges, related to "terrorist" or "treason" activities. On Tuesday, a first witness representing the federal government gave testimony that the accused's supporters considered unconvincing.
After nearly 10 years delay, first witness testifies on Nnamdi Kanu's arrest, Biafra agitation
The case, featuring terrorism and treasonable felony charges against Nnamdi Kanu, was originally instituted in 2015 following Mr Kanu’s arrest in Lagos. The post After nearly 10 years delay, first witness testifies on Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, Biafra agitation appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Nigerian Govt's witness testifies behind screen as Nnamdi Kanu's terrorism trial kicks off
The trial of the Biafran agitator, Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government kicked off on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja with the first witness testifying behind camera. Justice James Omotosho granted permission to the government for its witnesses to give evidence behind camera following a request to that effect. The judge granted the permission while delivering ruling in an ex-parte application …
Fresh details emerge on Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest as masked witness testifies in court
New revelations surfaced on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja regarding the 2015 arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). A masked prosecution witness, identified only as “Oga AAA,” testified that Kanu was apprehended at a Lagos hotel alongside a woman on October 14, 2015. The witness, a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, led the team that carried out the arrest at the Golden Tulip Hotel near M…
Nigeria: Court Permits Prosecution to Hide Identities of Witnesses Lined Up to Testify Against Nnamdi Kanu
The prosecution opened its case against IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who faces treasonable felony and terrorism charges over his secessionist agitation for a Biafra Republic.
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