ABUJA: The department of state security services on Wednesday accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), of inciting widespread violence in Southeast Nigeria through repeated broadcasts on Radio Biafra.
Testifying before the Federal High Court in Abuja, a masked DSS operative identified as PW-DDD appeared as the fourth prosecution witness in the seven-count terrorism and treasonable felony case against Kanu.
The operative claimed that Kanu’s broadcasts directly led to the killings of between 170 and 200 Nigerian security personnel.
The witness linked Kanu to the 2021 murder of former presidential aide Ahmed Gulak, saying IPOB members executed the killing based on Kanu’s directive. Gulak was shot in Owerri, Imo State, on May 30, 2021.
He claimed to be among the first responders at the scene, noting that his vehicle was used to transport Gulak’s body. According to his testimony, Gulak was identified and killed at an IPOB checkpoint after failing to speak the Igbo language and being recognized as a Muslim.
PW-DDD testified that Kanu smuggled a radio transmitter into Anambra State, hiding it at the home of one Benjamin Madubugu in Ubulu isiuzor.
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A report from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) confirmed the device’s presence, and it was later moved to Abuja.
He told the court the transmitter had no license, and there was no evidence that IPOB lawfully operated a radio station in Nigeria.
The DSS also accused the Eastern Security Network (ESN) IPOB’s alleged armed wing of gruesome acts including cannibalism. The operative cited an interview with a detained ESN commander, Uzuoma Benjamin a.k.a. Onye Army, who allegedly confessed that slain ESN leader Ikonso was to be buried with 2,000 human heads.
The witness added that the group used the heads of 10 girls to make protective charms and described seeing members eating human flesh during a raid on an ESN camp.
He further accused Kanu of directing the Owerri prison break, which led to attacks on government facilities and police stations.
The DSS described ESN as a militant group using stolen vehicles and setting up unauthorized checkpoints to ambush targets.
During cross-examination, the witness admitted he could not confirm whether the transmitter was legally imported, but insisted IPOB had no government approval to operate a radio station in Nigeria.
Kanu, represented by lead counsel Aloy Ejimakor, claimed his prior confessions were made under duress, prompting Justice James Omotosho to order a trial-within-trial to determine the admissibility of those statements.
Further hearing in the high-profile case is scheduled for Thursday as legal teams prepare to debate the integrity of evidence and testimonies.
