Court condemns social media use by Kanu's lawyer, Ejimakor on terrorism charges





The Federal High Court has again cautioned Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Nnamdi Kanu’s defense team and others who are in the habit of posting live streams and Court documents on the social media.

‎Justice James Omotosho put out the warning following a protest against the request made by Kanu's family for live streaming, contained in a letter by the federal government lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo SAN.

The on going trial of the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu commenced on Wednesday with the cross examination of the prosecution witness, with pseudo name BBB. 

Before the court went into the substance it the days proceedings, the lead counsel for the defendant, Kanu Agbai SAN, however drew the attention of the court to a letter by the prosecution witness Adegboyega Awomolo SAN, against a live streaming request made by Kanu’s Family. 

In the letter dated May 14 the federal government lawyer‎ recommended that the use of phones be banned from the courtroom henceforth, lamenting the action of Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Kanu's team who posts alleged misleading information on social media, says the case is too serious for anyone to trivialise in the manner that it's being done. 
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‎In his intervention, he trial Judge charged all parties in the case to act professionally to ensure progress. He further warned Aloy Ejimakor to stop such conduct that may warrant the disbarring of a lawyer. 

When the actual trial continues with the cross examination of the DSS personnel by the defense team, the witness was asked if the DSS can be influenced by politicians or ministers, he however stated that the Agency is under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), while adding that the Attorney General does not tele guide the operations of the DSS. 

The defense lawyer Paul Erokoro SAN, who conducted proceedings on behalf of the defense team, ‎asked on the mode of intelligence gathering by the DSS, which the witness noted that the sources are many, including human, social media, among others. 
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The witness however added that owing to their mode of training, DSS operatives have the capacity to get information where necessary. 
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‎While answering further questions, the witness said he was told by Nnamdi Kanu that he was 'kidnapped' from Kenya and returned to Nigeria in 2021, but that the agency lacks the powers to effect arrest beyond Nigeria's borders, responding to the allegations that the DSS carried out the act. 
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‎The witness however restated that Kanu, via his Radio Biafra broadcasts, incited violence, including during the ENDSARS protests in 2020, adding that the defendant expressed readiness to make Biafra possible, by all means, including war. 
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The prosecution witness stressed that the inciting comments made by the IPOB leader led to the burning of a police station in Ebonyi State, a Lagos State High Court, and the cargo shed of the Murtala Mohammed Airport. 
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‎The witness further stated that the casualties from the inciting comments made by Kanu include an army couple killed and beheaded in Orlu by persons believed to be members of the ESN, the military wing of IPOB.

Erokoro further asked the witness if he was aware of a court judgement condemning the attack on the defendants home and awarding a cost of 1 billion naira in his favour, and the witness said he’s not aware.

The senior lawyer went on to tender a copy of the judgment of the Abia State High Court of 19 January 2022, which was admitted in evidence and marked as exhibit PWL.

Erokoro also tendered two more court judgments, one of the Federal High Court in Umuahia, delivered on 26 October 2022 and another of the Federal High Court in Enugu, delivered on 26 October 2023, which were admitted and marked as exhibits PWM and PWN respectively.

Erokoro however applied for an adjournment to enable them get a video clip that he sought to tender for the completion of cross-examination.

Awomolo strongly opposed the application, however, Justice Omotosho said he was inclined to adjourn to May 22, which he did, but that the defence must close the cross examination or it will be deemed close.

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