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The Digest:

Fresh details have outlined the specific testimonies Nnamdi Kanu expects from high-profile witnesses. The IPOB leader’s defense will compel testimonies on events like the 2017 military raid, the Obigbo incident, and the Lekki Toll Gate shooting, aiming to establish a "pattern of repression" and challenge the charges against him.

Key Points:
  • Nnamdi Kanu has categorized his 23 witnesses into voluntary and "vital and compulsory" witnesses.
  • High-profile names include Nyesom Wike, Dave Umahi, T.Y. Danjuma, and Tukur Buratai.
  • Former AGF Abubakar Malami is expected to testify on the "extraordinary rendition" from Kenya.
  • Ex-Army Chief Buratai will testify on the 2017 military invasion of Kanu's home.
  • FCT Minister Wike is summoned to testify on the "Obigbo massacre" post-EndSARS.
  • Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu will testify on the Lekki Toll Gate incident and the judicial panel.
  • The defense aims to use these testimonies to establish a pattern of state repression.
This strategy turns the spotlight on the state's own actors, attempting to put the government’s past security operations on trial alongside the defendant.


Sources: Daily Trust