Leader
of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Director of Radio Biafra,
Mr. Nnamdi Kanu has threatened that he would expose secrets that are
capable of sinking Nigeria. Kanu gave the threat at his resumed trial on
Tuesday.
In the Tuesday’s ruling, trial Justice Binta Nyako of the
Federal High Court in Abuja granted the Federal Government the nod to
shield identities of witnesses billed to testify against Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice
Nyako who held that names of all the prosecution witnesses who are
mostly security operatives, would not be disclosed in any record of the
court proceedings also said that the witnesses would be allowed to
testify against the defendants behind a screen that would be provided by
the court.
Justice Nyako however stressed that both the defendants
and their counsel would be allowed to see the witnesses who she said
would enter and exit the courtroom through a special door.
However, Kanu immediately rejected the court ruling, insisting that it was against the tenets of Justice and fair hearing.
“I
won’t stand this travesty of Justice. Buhari spoke in public, he
accused me in public. I must also be allowed to stand my trial in
public”, Kanu bellowed from the dock.
“This is nonsense! I will give
testimony before this court! By the time I finish, there will be no
Nigeria. This is no Sharia court. It is a court that operates under the
common law.
“There will be no screening of witnesses, no fake
identities or fake addresses. I cannot be tried in secret. No! Nnamdi
Kanu cannot be jailed in secret! They are mad. Why must I be tried in
secrecy by a government that does not obey court orders.
“They are
killing my people in public, after killing my people they want to try me
in private? That person is mad. I won’t allow it. “, Kanu fumed.
The
IPOB leader is facing an11-count charge alongside three other
pro-Biafra agitators, Mr. Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and
David Nwawuisi.
Charges against the accused persons border on reasonable felony and their alleged involvement in acts of terrorism.
The defendants had earlier alleged plot by the Federal Government to import foreigners to testify against them.
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