Eric Patrick
The Department of State Services (DSS) told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday that Nnamdi Kanu’s radio broadcasts played a direct role in inciting violence and crippling economic activity across the South-East.
Testifying as the fourth prosecution witness, a DSS operative identified only as “Mr DDD” for security reasons, said Kanu’s broadcasts promoted the enforcement of IPOB’s sit-at-home order through its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
“From my investigation, the defendant’s broadcasts directly contributed to economic paralysis in the South-East,” Mr DDD said while being led in evidence by prosecution counsel Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN).
The operative further alleged that Kanu smuggled a radio transmitter into Nigeria, concealing it among household items to avoid detection by Customs.
The transmitter was allegedly hidden at the Ihiala, Anambra State home of one Benjamin Madubougu.
According to the DSS, Kanu used the device to broadcast secessionist messages and incite violence.
A search of Madubougu’s residence carried out with a warrant issued on October 28, 2015 reportedly yielded the transmitter, firearms, cartridges, Biafran currency, and Indian hemp.
A video showing Kanu praising the transmitter as a “nuclear weapon” for Biafra and threatening residents who disobey IPOB’s May 31, 2021 sit-at-home directive was played in court and admitted into evidence, despite objections from the defence, led by Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN).
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The prosecution also submitted a flash drive containing 18 video clips and 16 radio broadcasts linked to Kanu, as well as a statement from Madubougu admitting that the transmitter was imported without customs clearance.
Additionally, a Vanguard newspaper article was admitted into evidence, alleging that Kanu ordered ESN members to collect 2,000 human heads for burial rites—though only 30 were reportedly obtained.
The defence opposed the article’s inclusion, but the court admitted it along with a certificate of compliance.
The court granted the prosecution’s request to inspect the container housing the transmitter and related items, currently held at the DSS facility in the Presidential Villa.
Justice James Omotosho adjourned the case, stressing the court’s duty to thoroughly examine all evidence in the interest of justice.