BREAKING: Court Strikes Out DSS Video and Written Statements in Nnamdi Kanu Trial 
In a significant development, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that video recordings and written statements obtained by the Department of State Services (DSS) from Nnamdi Kanu in 2015 are inadmissible as evidence. 
Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on May 29, 2025, following a trial-within-trial to determine the voluntariness of the statements. The court found that the absence of Kanu’s legal counsel during the DSS interrogations violated Section 15 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), which mandates that a suspect’s statement must be obtained in the presence of their lawyer or a legal representative.  
The judge emphasized that, despite the prosecution’s argument that the interviews appeared cordial, the legal requirement for counsel presence is paramount. Consequently, the court expunged the video recordings and written statements from the record. 
This ruling marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, potentially impacting the prosecution’s case moving forward. 
#NnamdiKanu #IPOB #FederalHighCourt #DSS #HumanRights
In a significant development, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that video recordings and written statements obtained by the Department of State Services (DSS) from Nnamdi Kanu in 2015 are inadmissible as evidence. 
Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on May 29, 2025, following a trial-within-trial to determine the voluntariness of the statements. The court found that the absence of Kanu’s legal counsel during the DSS interrogations violated Section 15 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), which mandates that a suspect’s statement must be obtained in the presence of their lawyer or a legal representative.  
The judge emphasized that, despite the prosecution’s argument that the interviews appeared cordial, the legal requirement for counsel presence is paramount. Consequently, the court expunged the video recordings and written statements from the record. 
This ruling marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, potentially impacting the prosecution’s case moving forward. 
#NnamdiKanu #IPOB #FederalHighCourt #DSS #HumanRights
BREAKING: Court Strikes Out DSS Video and Written Statements in Nnamdi Kanu Trial 
In a significant development, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that video recordings and written statements obtained by the Department of State Services (DSS) from Nnamdi Kanu in 2015 are inadmissible as evidence. 
Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on May 29, 2025, following a trial-within-trial to determine the voluntariness of the statements. The court found that the absence of Kanu’s legal counsel during the DSS interrogations violated Section 15 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), which mandates that a suspect’s statement must be obtained in the presence of their lawyer or a legal representative.  
The judge emphasized that, despite the prosecution’s argument that the interviews appeared cordial, the legal requirement for counsel presence is paramount. Consequently, the court expunged the video recordings and written statements from the record. 
This ruling marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, potentially impacting the prosecution’s case moving forward. 
#NnamdiKanu #IPOB #FederalHighCourt #DSS #HumanRights
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