LIVE: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Trial At Federal High Court Abuja 8th May 2025 [Refresh For Updates]

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Case adjourned 14th, 21 and 22nd of May 2025

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Witness. The examinations ended.

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Defense….has agreed to enter into cross examination on Wednesday while they gather information on whether or not those who were killed were as a result of the MNK broadcast or other causes.

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Witness…..Naming of states classified as Baifaran states mentioned during broadcast by MNK

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Witness…MNK founded Radio Biafra, ESN, and others.We discovered that the Lagos High Court, the Ilasamaja Police Station, and the Murtala Mohammed Airport had all been burned down, particularly in 2020. He not only called for the killing of police officers, but he also advocated for sit-at-home and instructed his followers to strictly enforce it. Even as Gulak was killed, he was asked why he went out knowing he would be sitting at home on May 30th.

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Witness. …apart from taking videos and writing against the defendant. I have worked in investigating IPOB, MNK and ESN

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Witness…..reading the cursion and statement of MNK..I do not wish to make any statement from the office of AGF. …MNK replied.

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Witness. ..confirming the letter he received from the attorney general.

The letter was admitted as exhibit G, and the witness requested to read it in court.

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Are you playing anything again inquired the Omotosho. ….no my lord Awomolo replied

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Completed watching the video and has been admitted as an exhibit.

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Whoever authorised the invasion of my house is the real enemy….MNK said

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MNK through his special counsel declined to sign his statement.

Special counsel Aloy Ejimakor guided him through the paper work

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Q: What is the job of ESN? DSS inquired.

MNK….they are in the bush protecting our people.

What is the job of ESN? As I previously stated,

……they are there to protect our mothers when they go to farms.

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Q: DSS. Where have you been, and what were you doing there?

MNK, it is my business.

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Q: After you left Nigeria

….no no I saved my life MNK replied

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Q: Which state in Nigeria are you from

…Abia MNK replied.

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On a lighter note, tell me about your background, education, and career family. ..Asked DSS

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MNK…talking about the contents and context of his instructions and how people perceive it.

Nobody is insane or mad why this obsession of killing people. In a democracy, people must have a way of channeling their grievances, and one of them is protest.

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MNK educating the DSS on how political issues should be resolved.

It is up to people how they assimilate or incorporate instruction.

Everything people do is based on their understanding

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Witness…what we are asking him is where he asked people not to go out on the 30th of May and as a result people died. Prosecution talk about the death of Gulak trying to blame it in ipob.Justice told prosecution that such name is.not on his record

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Your scribing powers to me that I do not have or lack…when I say let there be light and there would be light, MNK laughed.

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Sit at home of the 30th of may. …DSS enquired

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You said, “Kill them.” Would you support security agents killing people? …..DSS replied no

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What is playing now is a repeat of yesterday’s broadcast about the endears protest.

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Witness. …the broadcast was to confirm wether or not he made the broadcast ….yes replied government witness

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MNK: Nobody can stop us ,Ojukwu said it long ago ,we are unstoppable and our enemies know this. We are sensitizing our people.

Talking how Igbos were forcely taking into other regions to further divide us

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Lets go to court and know who and who is a terrorists. …MNK replied

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MNK: People may dislike what we are doing and will do anything to bring our movement into disrepute.
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DSS. ….ESN perceived to be MNK ‘s children how do we distinguish terrorists from the group?

…..How would I know? MNK repeld

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DSS ….how many people are there in ESN.

….I wouldnt know

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The governors have failed and our land needs protection

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Q:How does ESN differ from other vigilante groups?

…I can’t say mine is to make sure our land is secured. ..replied MNK

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Q: Inec offices were attacked?

….Inec can not stop my parents from going to farm but terrorist can

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Q: You established ESN.

…Yes for a very simple reason to protect our people

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Q: Your relationship with ESN?

…ESN is a vigilante group that exists everywhere MNK replied

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When you were arrested. …

MNK: I wasn’t arrested, I was kidnapped

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Q: Your instruction lead to jail break etc.
…my reaction we are not violent, MNK replied

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DSS…..in 2021 there were attacks…am aware the army killed a lot of people, responded MNK.

The movement I lead is not violent.

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Your talking about incidents that happened after EndSars. …why don’t you ask me of what happened 2015, 2016, 2017, etc?

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Q: You pass instructions to your people.

MNK: I lead the movement, but the day-to-day operation of Ipob is done through DOS.

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If you say you have control over Biafrans or easterners your mistake …we are republican in nature

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Justice Omotosho had asked a lawyer to help the prosecution fix the electronic system in the court

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Am not particularly in charge of everyone in IPOB. …answered MNK

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By the reason of your broadcast people were protesting. ….even when the protest was in Lagos. ..MNK

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There was actually no need to have invaded my house to kill people that have done nothing.

What could have justified the army to have come to my house to kill people…the matter is confidential, and I cannot answer that question.

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Q: What is your relationship with this group?…

I am the leader of IPOB, replied MNK.

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Biafrans are republicans in nature, responded MNK.

MNK….was smiling but well composed during questioning in this particular video, with his two lawyers right behind him.
Special counsel Aloy Ejimakor and Barr Habilah

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You made a broadcast?

MNK: The reason for my broadcast was that the army was killing people in Lagos.

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Q: You made a broadcast…
MNK replied: I do not remember which one specifically.

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I was granted bail ,I was in my house and army came to kill me.

The army invaded my house and killed 28 people

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MNK. ..I’m the leader of ipob MNK replied

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In this video, could you tell us about the indigenous people of Biafra ?

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The prosecution…who are the people sitting next to MNK in the video….Aloy Ejimakor and Habilah both are lawyers replied the witness, The video is where he was being cursioned

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The video has finally come on

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The prosecutor has requested to sit down because the video/audio is not displaying.

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The prosecutor has requested that the court play the CD of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (MNK) interview.

Everyone in court is patiently waiting for the CD to show up.

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Reactions to the letter of the attorney general. ..I have no objections, replied the defense counsel.

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SAN Paul will lead the defense team today, as introduced by Kanu Agabi.

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The case is set for consideration of hearing today, according to prosecution lead counsel Awomlo.

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MNK’s legal team
Kanu Agabi
Onyinyechi Benson
Okon Efut
Emeka Etiaba
Mena Audu
Joseph Akubor
Uchenna Njoku
Aloy Ejimakor
PAN Ejiofor
Maxwell Opara
Patrick Agazie
Chika Odoemena
Mandela Umegborogu
Mary Francis Orji
Uchenna Ege

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Introducing his legal team, the prosecution’s lead attorney Awomolo

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Cases Commence

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