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The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, has been moved to the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS.
Justice James Omotosho ordered that Kanu’s trial be moved from the Abuja Federal High Court to the DSS headquarters.
The trial judge said the case was moved to the DSS headquarters to allow for the inspection of Kanu’s shipping container.
The container was said to have been used by Kanu to bring a radio transmitter into Nigeria for broadcast on Radio Biafra.
The IPOB leader is currently facing trial for terrorism due to his push for the actualization of Biafra.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice James Omotosho admitted the transmitter along with a 20-foot container in which it was allegedly brought into the country from London, without relevant Customs documentations.
Justice Omotosho on Friday admitted the container as Exhibit PWY and the radio transmitter as Exhibit PWZ during a brief proceeding conducted within the premises of the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
The decision of the court to conduct the proceeding in the DSS headquarters was informed by an oral application by prosecuting lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), who prayed the court to inspect the transmitter and container which was kept in the DSS facility.
Awomolo made the application midway into the testimony of the fourth prosecution witness, who among others, testified about how the transmitter and container were recovered in a premises in Ubuluisiuzor in Ihiala Local Government of Anambra State.
The prosecuting lawyer said it was impossible for the prosecution to bring the transmitter and the container to the court premises and urged the court to relocate to where they are kept for the purpose of sighting and for the prosecution to tender them.
