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Biafra: We’ll prove Nnamdi Kanu committed no offense – IPOB lawyers
The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday said it will prove at the end of the resumed trial that the Biafra agitator committed no offense known to the law.
Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, disclosed this while addressing journalists after the court session.
He disclosed that the Nigerian government succeed in commencing the trial it has always wanted.
Kanu is facing charges bordering on terrorism before Justice James Omotosho-led Federal High Court.
During the resumed trial, the prosecution presented its first witness who testified from behind a screen.
At the end of proceedings, the judge adjourned the trial till May 2nd for continuation.
However, Ejimakor disclosed that the prosecution witness will be cross-examined during the next adjourned date.
According to Ejimakor: “Today’s hearing has been concluded. The prosecution presented its first witness who was not identified by name but by initials only and he testified from behind a screen, as was approved by the judge. On 2nd May, we shall cross-examine him and test his veracity
“Finally, the government is getting its so-called trial it has desired of late, it didn’t desire this trial for the past 10 years but for the past seven months, the government has been intent on having a trial.
“Trial commenced today. The prosecution witness was examined by direct examination by the prosecutor and he made an application.
“It made an application for the witness to be marked or to be screened away from the eye view of the general public.
“The only person that could behold him from his own part of the aisle was Kanu, he has given his direct examination and the matter was adjourned to May 2 for continuation of trial.
“So, what is going to happen on May 2nd is very specific and simple. We are going to subject that witness to cross-examination, we are going to ask him to explain certain things.
“His own answers to questions posed to him today will not be taken as true until we have finished cross-examining him on May 2nd.
“We are very hopeful that in the end our victory is assured and we shall be able to show through this trial that Kanu didn’t commit any offense known to law.”
In a strategic move to strengthen its corporate governance, Sage Grey Finance Limited has appointed Akinsanya as its new Independent Non-Executive Director.
The appointment reflects the company’s commitment to robust leadership as it expands its footprint in lending, investments, and fund management within Nigeria’s financial sector.
Source: BusinessDay.ng
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, has said Nigeria is the second country in the world with the highest number of people living without access to electricity.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Monday, Aliyu explained that only India has more people without power supply than Nigeria.
He however stressed that the current administration has put in place a structured plan to address what he called electricity poverty.
“I recently came across a post by The Economist which showed that only India has more people without electricity access than Nigeria. But unlike many other countries, Nigeria now has a well-structured plan to address this challenge,” he said.
Aliyu noted that the REA does not operate on the national grid but focuses on off-grid and underserved communities.
“If you have a problem with your Disco, that’s not within our mandate. Our focus is on communities without access to electricity,” he clarified.
Highlighting the agency’s ongoing projects, the REA boss pointed to the Distributed Access to Renewable Energy Scale (DARES) initiative, describing it as the largest public renewable energy project in the world.
According to him, the $750 million programme aims to deliver electricity to 17.5 million Nigerians who currently live without power.
Youths of Igboukwu community in Aguata Local Government Area have rescued a man who was chained and detained in a room by his father, who had falsely claimed he had travelled abroad.
A video of the rescue of the young man, whose name was given as Chogbo but who is popularly known among his friends in the community as Agudo, has been circulating on social media.
The man was rescued by the community youths after they suspected that he had been confined in a room in his father’s house, while the father allegedly told everyone that his son had travelled abroad.
Meanwhile, police have confirmed the incident, promising to launch an investigation into the matter and to ensure that anyone found culpable is duly punished.
A press statement by the state police command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated that the victim has been rescued and is currently receiving care.
He said: “The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu has directed police operatives to immediately investigate a disturbing report circulating in the media regarding a young man identified as Chogbo (popularly known as Agudo) from Igboukwu.
“The man was allegedly kept in chains for five years by his father with claims that he had travelled abroad.
“Preliminary inquiries are ongoing to establish the facts, safeguard the victim’s well-being, and the Command assures that where culpability is established, those responsible will be held accountable in accordance with the law.
“CP Orutugu commended the youths of the community for the proactive role they played in uncovering the incident, describing their action as a clear example of community partnership in policing.
“The Command commends the youths of the community for the proactive role they played in uncovering the incident, describing their action as a clear example of community partnership in policing.
“The victim has been rescued and is receiving necessary care, and further development shall be communicated to the public,” Ikenga stated.
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