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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a list of 23 witnesses he intends to call in his defence before the Federal High Court in Abuja, including sitting and former governors, military chiefs, and top government officials.
They also include Kanu himself, who is listed among the 23 witnesses.
According to the document titled “Notice of Number and Names of Witnesses to Be Called by the Defendant,” obtained by SaharaReporters, the witnesses include Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, and former governors David Umahi, Okezie Ikpeazu, and Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The list also features top security figures such as Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd), former Chief of Army Staff; Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); and Yusuf Magaji Bichi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Witness Categories
The list follows a directive of the Federal High Court made on October 16, 2025, ordering Kanu to open his defence on October 24, 2025, in the long-running terrorism trial filed against him by the Nigerian government.
In compliance, Kanu’s legal team filed the witness notice, indicating that the defence will call witnesses under two categories: Category A – Ordinary Defence Witnesses (Voluntary) and Category B – Hostile and Adverse Witnesses (to be summoned under Section 232 of the Evidence Act, 2011).
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