Justice James Omotosho admitted the judgment and two others on Wednesday.
A judgment by Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court on the military invasion of the residence of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in 2017 has been admitted as evidence.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided by Justice James Omotosho admitted the judgment and two others on Wednesday.
Recall that Justice Anya, delivering judgment in the fundamental rights suit filed by Kanu, had declared that the invasion of Kanu's home in Umuahia, Abia State, in September 2017, was illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional and amounted to an infringement of his fundamental rights to life, dignity and fair hearing.
The judge subsequently ordered the Nigerian government to pay Kanu the sum of N1bn for infringing his rights as guaranteed under the 1999 Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Justice Omotosho admitted the said judgment in evidence, as well as the certified true copies of judgments in suit FHC/UM/CS/30/2022 delivered on October 26, 2022, between Nnamdi Kanu Vs FRN and E/20/2023 between Kanu Vs FRN.
He marked the three judgments as exhibits PWL, PWM and PWN, respectively.
The judgments were tendered by the defence team during the cross-examination of the prosecution's second witness (PW2), identified as BBB
Conducting the cross-examination on behalf of the defence, Paul Erokoro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, asked the witness whether the Department of State Services (DSS) can be influenced by politicians or ministers.
Responding, the witness stated that the agency is under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). He also clarified that the Attorney General does not teleguide the operations of the DSS.
Asked on the mode of intelligence gathering by the DSS, the witness noted that the sources are many, including human and social media, among others.
The witness further said owing to their mode of training, DSS operatives can get information where necessary.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has opposed the live streaming of the court proceedings.
The Federal Government, through its lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, kicked against a request by Kanu's family for live streaming of the proceedings.
At the resumed proceedings on Wednesday, Kanu's lead counsel, Kanu Agabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, drew the attention of the court to a letter by Awomolo.
In the letter dated May 14, 2025, Awomolo recommended that the use of phones be banned from the courtroom henceforth, during the trial.
The senior lawyer frowned on the action of Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Kanu's team, who he alleged posts misleading information on social media.
Awomolo accused Ejimakor of posting misleading, embarrassing and unpleasant commentaries on social media.
"The on-going case is a serious matter that should not be trivialised by any lawyer from any of the parties," Awomolo said.
In one of the video posts on his Facebook page, Ejimakor was said to have called on 'Biafrans' to rise against the persecution of Nnamdi Kanu.
Agabi, Kanu's lead lawyer, equally condemned Ejimakor's action and apologized profusely over the conduct and promised that such would not repeat itself.
Reacting, Justice Omotosho expressed displeasure over what he described as unprofessional conduct among Kanu's legal team.
He berated Ejimakor and others as mere content creators who do not want the trial to end, for their selfish interests.
The judge charged all parties in the case especially those prosecuting the trial in the social media to desist from such actions so as not to have themselves to blame.
He particularly warned Ejimakor to stop actions that may warrant the disbarring of a lawyer.
"Ejimakor even have the audacity to post the approved list of counsel for Nnamdi Kanu on his Facebook page," the judge observed.
Justice Omotosho charged all parties in the case to avoid acts that amount to misconduct and watch what they post on social media.
The judge said he granted an accelerated hearing into the case in the interest of all parties, particularly for Nnamdi Kanu who has been in custody for too long.
After cross-examination, Justice Omotosho adjourned proceedings to May 22 for the continuation of trial.
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