A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has been told how the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, admitted operating an illegal radio station and inciting members of the public to attack police officers in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.
An official of the Department of State Services (DSS) said this on Tuesday while testifying as the second prosecution witness (PW2) in Kanu’s ongoing terrorism trial before Justice James Omotosho.
The witness, identified with the acronym BBB, testified behind a screen provided by the court. He said Kanu confirmed his activities while giving his statement.
Led in evidence by prosecuting lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), BBB said besides being the leader of the proscribed IPOB, Kanu is the founder of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed wing of IPOB.
The witness said Kanu also operated an illegal radio station, which broadcast on frequencies 102.1 FM and 88.0 FM. He said the radio was illegal because it was not licensed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
BBB said he was on July 2021, assigned the duty of taking Kanu’s statement following a letter from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) requesting that the IPOB leader be investigated for his alleged terrorism activities.
The witness said he carried out the assignment in the company of four other colleagues. He said he handed Kanu the letter from the AGF, which the defendant read and also gave his lawyers to read, following which he requested that Kanu respond to the issues raised in the letter.
He said that after reading the letter, Kanu volunteered to make a statement in the presence of two of his lawyers, including Alloy Ejimakor.
The witness said he played some of the broadcasts made by the defendant on his radio station (Radio Biafra), including where he called for the attack on police officers and made other inciting comments.
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