A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said that Kanu confirmed making a broadcast in which he called for the killings of President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

The witness, an official of the Department of State Services (DSS), said that Kanu also confirmed making a broadcast in which he announced a N100 million bounty for Wike’s head and called for the burning of all Federal Government property in Lagos and Tinubu’s assets.

The second prosecution witness (PW2), who was led in evidence by prosecuting lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, said Kanu made the confirmation while his statement was being taken on July 17, 2021.

The witness, whose identity was shielded, said he took a statement from Kanu and that in the course of the exercise, he played some recordings of the defendant’s past broadcasts, which he made via his Radio Biafra, inciting his followers to engage in violence and killings.

The witness, who was identified as BBB, said after listening to the broadcast, Kanu confirmed making them. Shortly after the witness identified copies of Kanu’s recorded broadcast, which were saved on a flash drive, the court admitted it into evidence, following which they were played in court.

The court also admitted a letter of complaint, dated June 10, 2021, by the then Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to the Director General of the DSS, demanding an investigation into the alleged terrorist activities of Kanu and his followers.

In the letter read in court by the witness, the AGF accused Kanu of encouraging the commission of a series of crimes, including killings, and destruction of public property.

The letter cited some broadcasts by Kanu where he instructed members of his IPOB and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to attack and kill security personnel and prominent individuals.

In the letter, Malami claimed, among others, that Kanu’s broadcast incited his followers to kill the late chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Gulak, and the burning of the house belonging to the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma.

The recorded broadcasts, seven in all, were played in the court. In the first recorded broadcast that was played, Kanu, who wore a black blazer, white shirt, black tie and a red beret, was seen making different pronouncements, including announcing the formation of the ESN.

In the broadcast made on December 12, 2020, Kanu said, like the Amotekun Corps (created by the South West states) and Miyeti Allah group (by the North), ESN is intended as an organised vigilante outfit to safeguard the South-East.

Towards the end of the broadcast, Kanu called on his followers to go after Wike and kill him for allegedly offering a N50 million bounty for the head of a Biafran.

In the broadcast, Kanu said Wike does not deserve to live and that he deserves to die, threatening that such treatment will be visited on any governor who presides over the killings of his people.

The second broadcast was made on October 20, 2020, in which Kanu directed his followers, during the #EndSARS protest, to cause mayhem in Lagos and to kill Tinubu, who, he described as a traitor and an evil man that should be taught a lesson.

He urged his supporters to burn every Federal Government property in Lagos, including the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, the NITEL House in Marina and all police stations.