Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and lead defence lawyer in the terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Kanu Agabi, has denied report that he and members of his team were denied access to their client on Monday by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.

Agabi spoke at the resumed hearing in the case yesterday while responding to an enquiry by Justice James Omotosho on whether or not it was true that the information attributed to a member of the defence team, Alloy Ejimakor, was true.

According to the judge, Ejimakor posted on one of his social media platforms that the DSS denied Kanu’s legal team access to him.

While responding, Agabi said none of such happened. He blamed Ejimakor for the mix-up and commended the conduct of the DSS officials, who, he said, were very respectful and courteous.

Earlier in the proceedings, Awomolo tendered, through the second prosecution witness, a document described as the death certificate of the late Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak.
The court admitted the document in evidence in the absence of any objection from the defence. Upon a request from Awomolo, the two-paragraph document, with hospital number: 013/931, dated July 18, 2021, was read by the witness.
From the report, the witness said Gulak was shot dead on May 30, 2021, by some hoodlums believed to be members of IPOB.
The witness, who was later cross-examined yesterday by Agabi, said the video recording of the interrogation session with Kanu in which he participated on July 17, 2021, reflected all that occurred during the encounter.
MEANWHILE, IPOB has denied any involvement in the murder of a former presidential aide and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gulak.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group rejected claims linking the separatist group to Gulak’s death.
Reacting to the claims, Powerful said Gulak was murdered on Sunday, May 30, 2021, while the sit-at-home observance declared for the yearly May 30 Remembrance Day in 2021 was held on Monday, May 31.
While dismissing the claims as false and misleading, the IPOB spokesperson said the APC chieftain was killed in Owerri, the Imo State capital, a full day before the IPOB observance.
“This timeline alone proves that IPOB had no involvement in his death. Linking the tragic event to IPOB is baseless,” the statement read.
IPOB also addressed the recent introduction of Gulak’s death certificate during the ongoing trial of Kanu. According to the group, the certificate has “no relevance to the context of the trial.”