Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja
has granted permission to the federal government for its witnesses to testify behind
camera in the terrorism charges brought against the Biafra nation agitator,
Nnamdi Kanu.
The Judge granted the permission on Tuesday while delivering
ruling in an ex-parte application filed by the federal government lawyer, Chief
Adegboyega Solomon, SAN.
Adegboyega Solomon, while arguing the application, pleaded
with Justice Omotosho that the identities of the witnesses needed to be
protected for security reasons.
He informed the court that the charges against Kanu bothers
on terrorism, hence, the need to protect the witnesses.
The senior lawyer requested that the name of the witnesses
be shielded from the public for the general reasons of security.
Due to no objection from Kanu’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi SAN,
Justice Omotosho granted the request.
Kanu’s lawyer, however, requested for similar cooperation
from the federal government when bail application for Kanu would be argued.
At the time of this report, the first witness of the federal
government code named, PWAAA has commenced testifying as government formally
opened its case against Kanu.
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