The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that some of his witnesses in his ongoing terrorism trial will come from Ethiopia, Kenya, and the United States.
Kanu made the disclosure on Friday before Justice James Omotosho, while addressing the court on his plans for defence.
According to court filings dated October 21, Kanu listed several prominent Nigerians and foreigners among the 23 witnesses he intends to call, categorised into two groups.
He described the first group as “ordinary but material witnesses,” while the second category, which he termed “vital and compellable,” would be summoned under Section 232 of the Evidence Act, 2011.
The IPOB leader also requested that the court grant him 90 days to enable him to conclude his defence, given the number and nature of the witnesses expected to testify.
Kanu, who personally signed the motion, recently disengaged his team of defence lawyers, opting instead to conduct his own defence in the ongoing trial.