A witness of the Federal Government has told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court that no weapon of terrorism or violence was recovered from the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu during his arrest on October 15, 2015 in Lagos.
The witness, who is an operative of the Department of the State Service (DSS) and code named PWAAA, also informed the court that no arms of public disturbance was recovered from the lady arrested along with Kanu.
During cross examination conducted by Kanu’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi (SAN) before Justice James Omotosho, the witness said all the items recovered in the hotel room were personal property of the Biafra nation agitator.
He, however m, said the recovered items might not be ordinarily offensive, but the intention of the defendant might be something else.
PWAAA also told the court that he did not analyse any of the items because his mandate was to effect arrest and obtain statement from Kanu.
Answering a question, the DSS operative admitted analysing the cell phone of the defendant but the report of the analysis was not made available to the court because it is immaterial.
In the 10 years that the items were impounded, he admitted the property might have lost their values and become of no use.
He further explained that he did not bring anybody before Kanu to confront him on any issue of terrorism.
The witness also admitted that Kanu’s statement was obtained without the presence of his lawyer and that statements were not obtained from other persons.
He admitted not knowing any person put on trial by the Federal Government on account of agitation from Biafra nation actualisation.
According to him, the one he knew is Simon Ekpa who he said, would soon be brought to the country for trial for supporting Kanu on the agitation.
The witness said he read in the newspapers and on social media about those backing the defendant in the agitation.
He said he did not remember Kanu complaining of corruption in high places, unemployment among youths and tendering apologies to the President for insults hauled on him and negative remarks against Igbo leaders.
The witness further said he could not remember when Kanu described IPOB as a voluntary organisation that was not involved in carrying arms against the nation.
He admitted that there were killings in some part of the country, especially in the North but that government has been doing its best to stem the tide of the killings. The witness also said he would not know whether the killings were as a result of self-determination agitation.
Meanwhile, Justice Omotosho has fixed May 6th, 7th and 8th for continuation of cross-examination based on the agreement of lawyers.
Credit: The Sun