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Speaker 1: One of the witnesses called by the Federal Government of

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Nigeria to testify against the Leader of the Indigenous People

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of Biafra IPOB Namdi Kanu over the alleged act of terrorism,

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secretly gave his testimony on Tuesday before the Federal High

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Court sitting in Abuja, with the coordinating lawyer to namdy Kru,

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Barrister Aloyergie McCaw saying the FG witness was only identified

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merely by initials and the person gave his testimony against

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Namdi Kanu behind the screen following the application filed by

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the Federal government lawyers as approved by the trial judge

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to keep the identities of the FG witness’s secret. This

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a layer. Ergie mccoret tweeted while the court proceeding was

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ongoing that the Federal government only has three Senior Advocates

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of Nigeria SAN, that six SAN have stood firmly behind

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the detained Biafra leader. According to Aloyegi mccow tweet, the

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court in Marzi Namdikru’s case has si convened the judges

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on seat and appearances for the parties are being announced.

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Federal government has three SAN m N k has six San.

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The die is cast and were primed and ready to rumble. Update.

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Today’s m nk hearing has been concluded. The prosecution presented

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its first witness who was not identified by name but

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by initials only, and he testified from behind a screen

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as was approved by the judge. On the second of May.

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We shall cross examine him and test his veracity a

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day earlier, Aloyejimakor said update. In addition to Chief Kardu

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Agabi San and U chener in Joku San, four more

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san have joined Mazi Namdi Karu’s legal team. There Professor

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on Yechi Ikpizu San, a Mechaetiaba San, Melaraudu Nangey San

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and Doctor Joseph Akubo San. They will all be in

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court on the twenty ninth of April second the sixth

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of May. Meanwhile, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja

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gave the Federal government the nod to shield identities of

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witnesses built to testify against the detained leader of the

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Prescribed Indigenous People of Biafra ipob Marzi Nandi Kanu. As

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the trial judge, Justice James Omitosho gave the approval in

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a ruling he delivered on Tuesday. The ruling followed an

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ex party application that FG filed through its team of

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prosecutors led by Chief added Boyegler A Womlo Sam. The

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court gave permission for the proposed witnesses to testify behind

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a screen with their real names replaced with acronyms. FG’s lawyer,

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A Womelo San pleaded the identities of the witnesses needed

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to be protected for security reasons and in view of

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the serious nature of the case. While the witnesses would

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be shielded from the public, they would however be seen

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by the judge. Nigerian used media approachs who monitored the

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proceedings reported that the request was not opposed by Carnu’s

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team of lawyers, led by a former Attorney General of

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the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Karnu Agabi Sam.

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Sequel to the ruling, FG opened its case against the

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embattled IPO B leader by presenting its first witness, who

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was simply identified as p Waaa, pleading not guilty. Nandi Karnu,

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the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, told

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the Federal High Court in Abuja that his fight for

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the emancipation of the Southeast, South South and parts of

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Banu and Coggi States is within his fundamental human rights.

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Carnu made the statement during resumed trial on charges related

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to terrorism on Tuesday before Justice James Omitosho in the

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court sitting in Abuja. In a statement read out in court,

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Carlu emphasized that freedom fighting is not a crime anywhere

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in the world, including Nigeria. The statement, which was made

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to the Department of State Services DSS in Lagos on

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October fifteenth, twenty fifteen, was admitted as evidence in court.

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Carnu also stated that he was interrogated by the DSS

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without the presence of his lawyer, which is a breach

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of his rights. The court also admitted video recordings of

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Carnu’s interrogation and four suit cases containing personal belongings including

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Biafra radio equipment recovered from his hotel room. The Nigerian

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government lawyer Addigboy Egerawomolo San applied to the court that

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the statement should be read in the open court. The

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items recovered from m n K’s vag a and being

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presented to the court by the witness number one are

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one black laptop, two multi mixed transmitter, three mini wide

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note Apple iPad with pouch four, one gray Apple iPad

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with pouch, five, one gray MacBook with pouch six, one

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gray MacBook with case seven, one Mini drone sound wave

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speaker eight, two mini white speakers nine, one large computer

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mouse ten, one white adapt eleven, one laptop adaptor twelve,

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one cart and bag with laptop. Carnu, whose trials started

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de novo afresh following the reassignment of his case file

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to Justice Omitosho, had earlier pleaded not guilty to a

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seven count treasonable felony charged the government preferred against him.

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We had reported that Justice James Omitosho, the new judge

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that took over the case of the detained Biafra agitation

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leader Namdi Carnu, has accepted the apology tended by Namdi

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Carnu through one of his lawyers, Barrister carlu Agabi her

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Cross River State born former Senator in the Nigeria National

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Assembly and two time Attorney General of the Federation and

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Minister of Justice under the then President Elusagunobasanjo, over the

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detained biafrenieleader’s outburst or manner he protested sequel to his

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rejection of the former judge, Justice Bintonyako. When the case

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started afresh on Friday with the new judge, which Namdikru

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pleaded not guilty to the seven counts terrorism charges filed

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against him by the federal government. We had reported that

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the detained Biafra Republic Agitation leader, Namdikru has not been

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released by the Chief Justice of Nigeria c JN, Justice

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Kadirat kakereeken Nigeria National Judicial Council and JC says in

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reaction to viral rumors that the Indigenous People of Biafra

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IPOB leader has been set free by the CJN on

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the ground that Nigeria courts under her leadership have no

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jurisdiction over the freedom fighter’s case due to the way

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and manner he was forcefully extradited from Kenya to Nigeria.

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In twenty twenty one, we had reported that the detained

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leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Namdiknu, on

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Valentine’s Day send message to the lovers, supporters of the

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Biafra Republic Agitation and the general public that he would

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remain in detention until impartial and unbiased judge takeover the

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case of alleged terrorism filed against him by the Federal

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Government of Nigeria, narrating how the judiciary has been biased

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against him since years of his detention. We have reported

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that Justice Spinta Yako of Federal High Court in Abuja

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has adjourned indefinitely after the detained leader of Indigenous People

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of Biafra ipob Nandi Kanu, is seen in a privileged

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video footage during February tenth, twenty twenty five court session,

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staged a resistance protest, insisting while confronting the judge face

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to face, including the prosecuting Council Adigboyekberawomlo. The Justice Spinter,

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who is an indigene of Katsina State, same state with

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former President Mohammadu Buhari, is biased, saying Justice Nyako, who

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had held a political position of Katsina’s State Attorney General

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and Commissioner of Justice, that her court is not a

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court of law but a shrine of injustice, accusing the

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judge of pope noosing with authorities to pass wrong judgment

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against him inader to be left off the hook by

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the federal government, her son, Abdulaziz Njako and her husband,

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retired Vice Admiral Mattalan Yako, who was once Chief of

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Naval Staff, Deputy Chief of Defense Staff, pioneer, former military

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governor of Niger State, two times governor of Adamawa State,

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who were impeached twice by Adamawa State House of Assembly

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for misconduct. One of the soldiers that fought against Biafra

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during Nigeria Civil War. A current member of the ruling

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All Progressives Congress a PC, who is facing corruption charges

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alongside his son in a criminal allegation filed before Court

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of Law since twenty fifteen by the Economic and Financial

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Crimes Commission e FCC over alleged cases of abuse of office,

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criminal conspiracy, theft and money laundering we had. October twenty

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twenty four reported that the Chief Judge of Federal High

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Court in Nigeria, Justice John to Hember Soho, has rejected

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the verbal plea by the detained Indigenous People of Biafra

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IPOV leader Namdi Krnu for the trial judge in the case,

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Justice Binton Nyako, to withdraw being the judge over the lawsuits.

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Justice Soho stated that Carnu’s case was reassigned to Justice

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Nyako due to its prolonged nature dating back to twenty fifteen.

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Given that Justice Nyako had handled the case for the

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most part, she was deemed the most suitable judge to

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see it through to its conclusion. However, the Chief Judge

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directed that if at the next hearing of the case,

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Carlu still insists on recusing Justice Nyako, he must file

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a written motion with an affidavit stating all the grounds

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for requesting the recusal. We had reported in September twenty

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twenty four that Justice Binton Yako of Federal High Court

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sitting in Abuja have withdrawn from the case of detained

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Biafre leader Namdi Karu after the trial could not commence

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following the Biafre leader’s personal confrontation with the judge for

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the second time in the year. We had reported in

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May twenty twenty four that, in a rare case in

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the history of legal proceedings in the world, Namdi Kanu,

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the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB,

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held himself at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja

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and played the role of a lawyer with full energy

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and vibrant command of words with fearless loud voice, defended

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himself with face to face confrontation with the trial judge,

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Justice Bintonjako and the Federal Government Prosecution Council, adding boyegber

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Ah Wommeolo Knu is being prosecuted by the federal government

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on a seven count bordering on terrorism. Lady Guini Bini

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in amogical me