The ongoing trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been adjourned until May 2, 2025.
According to Naturenex, the Federal High Court handling the case admitted into evidence an extra-judicial statement made by Kanu in 2015, shortly after he was apprehended by the Department of State Services (DSS).
This development came after a DSS operative, who took the stand as the first prosecution witness, presented the statement in court. To maintain security, the witness’s identity remained undisclosed and was referred to as PWAAA, while testifying behind a protective screen.
The operative recounted to the court how he led a security team that arrested the IPOB leader on October 14, 2015, inside a room at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Lagos International Airport, following Kanu’s arrival from the United Kingdom.
In addition to the extra-judicial statement, the witness presented video footage of interrogations conducted after Kanu’s arrest. The court was also shown four suitcases containing a range of personal items allegedly recovered from the defendant’s hotel room, which included gadgets linked to his Radio Biafra broadcasts.
Trial Judge, Justice James Omotosho, officially accepted the items into evidence, marking them as exhibits in the treasonable felony case the federal government has brought against Kanu.
Items Tendered in Court as Exhibits
Below is the full inventory of items that the prosecution presented to the court:
Suitcase 1:
1 Black laptop
2 Multi mix transmitter
3 Mini white note Apple iPad with pouch
4 1 grey Apple iPad with pouch
5 1 grey MacBook with pouch
6 1 grey MacBook with case
7 1 mini drone sound wave speaker
8 2 mini white speakers
9 1 large computer mouse
10 1 white adaptor
11 1 laptop adaptor
12 1 carton bag with laptop
Suitcase 2:
2 3G modem
2 Glo modem
Glo hawaii modem
MTN modem
Etisalat Flash drive
Camcorder
Hand recorder in a black pouch
MacBook Pro adaptor
Mic stand
Phillip headphone
Radio sharp mic with cord
Pro sound mic with cord
4G lit modem
A bunch of cards (only one card was found)
Power adaptor for mixer
Easy blaze white modem
Samsung phone
Black Motorola phone
One Nokia phone
Black Samsung Black phone
Dlink black modem
8G flash drive
Extension wire adaptor
A pair of shoes
A belt
Ciderwood sneakers
Footwear
Suitcase 3:
Black Softech wristwatch
2 singlets
Sealed Hermes perfume
Trinket
Pokham perfume
Fredrick Peckham Wristwatch
Diesel wristwatch
Alexander Christy collection Wristwatch
Club Wristwatch
(10 items altogether)
Suitcase 4:
3 bank MasterCards
Copies of documents
Copy of IPOB complementary card
Documents tagged IPOB
One white clipper
One bottle of medicine
Oman perfumes
2 mini scented oil
One empty black purse
Nigerian passport bearing the names Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya Nnamdi Ngozichukwu
British passport bearing the name Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya
Black purse
Passport holder
Card holder
Box of Rocarden Wristwatch
4 bundles of cords
As the legal proceedings continue, attention remains fixed on the court’s next sitting date and the potential implications for Kanu and the ongoing separatist campaign.
