A witness of the Federal Government admitted at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday that no weapon of terrorism or violence was recovered from the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu during his arrest on October 15, 2015 in Lagos.
The witness who is an operative of the Department of the State Service (DSS) and code named PWAAA also informed the court no arms of public disturbance was recovered from the lady arrested along with Kanu.
During cross examination conducted by Kanu’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi SAN before Justice James Omotosho, the witness said that all the items recovered in the hotel room were personal properties of the Biafra nation agitator.
He however said that the recovered items may not be ordinarily offensive but the intention of the defendant may be something else.
Akelicious reports that PWAAA also told the court that he did not analysis any of the items because his mandate was to effect arrest and obtain statement from Kanu.
Answering a question, the DSS operative admitted analyzing the cell phone of the defendant but the report of the analysis was not made available to the court because it is immaterial.
He further explained that he did not bring anybody before Kanu to confront him on any issue of terrorism.
The witness also admitted that Kanu’s statement was obtained without the presence of his lawyer and that statements were not obtained from other persons.
He admitted not knowing any person put on trial by the federal government on account of agitation from Biafra nation actualization.
According to him, the one he knew is Simon Ekpa who he said, would soon be brought to the country for trial for supporting Kanu on the agitation.
The witness said that he read in the newspapers and social media those backing the defendant in the agitation.
He said that he did not remember Kanu complaining of corruption in high places, unemployment among youths and tendering apologies to the President for insults hauled on him and negative remarks against Igbo leaders.
