We Did Not Find Weapon Of Terrorism On Nnamdi Kanu During Arrest In Lagos – DSS Witness

A Federal Government witness testified at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, May 2, confirming that no terrorism or violence-related weapons were discovered on Nnamdi Kanu during his arrest on October 15, 2015, in Lagos.

The witness, an operative of the Department of State Service (DSS) identified as PWAAA, further stated to the court that no items associated with public disturbance were found on the woman arrested alongside Kanu.

During a cross-examination led by Kanu’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi SAN, the witness clarified that all seized items belonged personally to the Biafra nation advocate.

He noted that while the recovered items might not typically be offensive, the defendant’s intentions could potentially differ.

PWAAA also informed the court that he did not examine any of the items, as his role was confined to carrying out the arrest and securing a statement from Kanu.

In response to a query, the DSS operative acknowledged analyzing the defendant’s cell phone, but the analysis report was not presented to the court, as it was deemed irrelevant.

He admitted that, in the 10 years since the items were seized, they may have lost their value and become obsolete.

He further clarified that he did not arrange for anyone to confront Kanu regarding terrorism allegations.

The witness also confirmed that Kanu’s statement was obtained without his lawyer being present.

The items seized from Kanu and admitted as exhibits include: 1 Black laptop, 2 Multi mix transmitters, 1 Mini white Apple iPad with pouch, 1 Grey Apple iPad with pouch, 1 Grey MacBook with pouch, 1 Grey MacBook with case, 1 Mini drone sound wave speaker, 2 Mini white speakers, 1 Large computer mouse, 1 White adaptor, 1 Laptop adaptor, and 1 Carton bag with laptop.

Additional items are 2 3G modems, 2 Glo modems, 1 Glo Hawaii modem, 1 MTN modem, 1 Etisalat modem, 1 Flash drive, 1 Camcorder, 1 Hand recorder in a black pouch, 1 MacBook Pro adaptor, 1 Mic stand, 1 Phillips headphone, 1 Radio Sharp mic with cord, 1 Pro sound mic with cord, 1 4G LTE modem, a bunch of cards, 1 Power adaptor for mixer, 1 Easy Blaze white modem, 1 Samsung phone, 1 Black Motorola phone, and 1 Nokia phone.

Also recovered were 1 Black Samsung phone, 1 Black phone, 1 D-Link black modem, 1 8GB flash drive, 1 Extension wire adaptor, 1 Pair of shoes, 1 Belt, 1 Pair of ciderwood sneakers, and 1 Footwear.

Other items include 1 Black Softech wristwatch, 2 Singlets, 1 Sealed Hermes perfume, 1 Trinket, 1 Pokham perfume, 1 Fredrick Peckham wristwatch, 1 Diesel wristwatch, 1 Alexander Christy collection wristwatch, 1 Club wristwatch, and 10 items altogether.

The final set comprises 3 Bank MasterCards, Copies of documents, 1 Copy of IPOB complementary card, Documents tagged IPOB, 1 White clipper, 1 Bottle of medicine, 1 Oman perfume, 2 Mini scented oils, 1 Empty black purse, 1 Nigerian passport bearing the names Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya Nnamdi Ngozichukwu, and 1 British passport bearing the name Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya, 1 Black purse, 1 Passport holder, 1 Card holder, 1 Box of Rocarden wristwatch, and 4 Bundles of cords.

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Nnamdi Okoli