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COURT ADMITS VIDEO EVIDENCE IN NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted three video clips, including one showing Nnamdi Kanu inspecting a Radio Biafra transmitter, in the trial of the Biafra nation agitator. The court is currently conducting a trial-within-trial to determine whether Kanu’s statements were made under duress. The Department of State Services (DSS) has faulted Kanu’s claims that he made statements under duress. A DSS operative, known as Mr CCC, testified that Kanu was given presidential treatment and denied allegations of using force to extract statements from him. Kanu had claimed that a DSS operative named Mr Brown threatened him with solitary confinement to extract statements. However, the witness clarified that the officers who took part in the interview were James, Ibrahim, and Collins, with no Mr Brown among them. The court admitted three written statements made by Kanu on October 23rd, 24th, and November 4th, 2015, as well as video recordings of his oral statements on October 21 and 23, 2015. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the court would determine the admissibility of the statements after the trial-within-trial. In the video footage played in court, Kanu admitted to being the founder and director of Radio Biafra and claimed that the Biafra cause enjoys funding across the globe. The judge adjourned the matter till May 29 for continuation of the hearing and to deliver a ruling on the admissibility of the statements. Kanu testified in his own defense, claiming that he was struck by a DSS operative when he was picked up in Lagos in 2015. However, the operative later apologized on their way to the airport en route to Abuja. The case continues.