Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, opposed the admissibility of a video evidence and a document which were tendered by the prosecution in continuation of his trial.
The second prosecution witness (PW2), code named as PWBBB had testified that he was assigned by the Attorney General of the Federation to investigate Kanu.
He described Kanu as the operator of Radio Biafra and the founder of the Eastern Security Network.
However, controversy arose when the federal government, through its lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, (SAN) attempted to tender a letter authorising the witness’s investigation.
It was opposed by Kanu through his lawyer, Kanu Agabi (SAN) on the ground that the document was not frontloaded as required by law.
The prosecution later withdrew the document, and the court granted the withdrawal.
The trial also saw disagreements over the admissibility of a video evidence presented by the defence which Kanu himself opposed.
While agreeing with Kanu, the Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice James Omotosho, ordered that all materials intended for trial must be served in advance and listed properly, stressing that no document would be admitted unless previously disclosed to the defence.
It ordered the federal government to always serve the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu with documents and materials intended to be tendered as exhibits before being tendered in court.
Justice Omotosho said such documents and materials must be front loaded and be made available to the defendant as required by law so as not to catch him unaware in the defense of terrorism filed against him.
The continuation of the trial has been fixed for May 7th.