Nnamdi Kanu Takes Legal Action Against Two Witnesses Before November 20 Ruling

Table of Contents

• Judgment Overview
• Criminal Complaint Details
• Claims Against Witnesses
• Allegations of Perjury

In anticipation of the judgment on November 20, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has submitted a Direct Criminal Complaint against two prosecution witnesses involved in his trial.

Kanu has identified the witnesses as Mr. TAA, also referred to as PW1, and Mr. BBB, known as PW2. He alleges that “they intentionally provided false testimony under oath.”

The complaint, directed to the Chief Magistrate Court of the FCT High Court, is grounded in Sections 156, 158(1), 159(1), and 160 of the Penal Code, Section 88 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, and Sections 34 and 36 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

It states: “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Adult, Male, Christian, Nigerian Citizen, of Umuahia, Abia State, and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), currently detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 29, 2021, do hereby solemnly affirm and complain as follows:

“That on various dates between May and July 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, during the hearing and trial-within-trial in the case of Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Nnamdi Kanu (FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015), Mr. TAA and Mr. BBB, as witnesses called by the prosecution, willfully provided false evidence under oath, being aware that it was false and/or not believing it to be true and relevant to the admissibility of the 2015 and 2021 statements, thereby committing perjury in violation of sections 156, 158, and 159 of the Penal Code.

“That Mr. TAA, on page 352 of the Certified True Copy of proceedings dated June 26, 2025, under oath, stated: ‘I cannot recall… I didn’t know any other Mr. Brown, my lord,’ when asked if he was familiar with Mr. Brown Ekwoaba, the Assistant Director (Investigations) at the DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, who personally oversaw the interviews and detention of the complainant in October and November 2015.”

The IPOB leader characterized TAA's denial as untrue.

He further asserted: “That Mr. TAA’s denial is false, as supported by: the Affidavit of Prince Emmanuel Kanu (Exhibit C), which confirms six visits to the complainant in Mr. Brown Ekwoaba’s office at Yellow House, 3rd Floor, between October 2015 and January 2016; the affidavit of Benjamin Madubugwu (Exhibit D), affirming interviews with Mr. Brown Ekwoaba and three others in the same office in November 2015; and public records verifying Mr. Brown Ekwoaba as Assistant Director, Directorate (Investigations) (2015–2020), later serving as State Director for Edo and Kwara.

“That Mr. BBB, on page 202 of the Certified True Copy of proceedings, under oath, stated: ‘I have not met him before except in this court,’ despite earlier testifying (pages 184–188) that he led the video interview of the complainant at DSS Headquarters on July 17, 2021.

“That both witnesses were hidden behind masks and screens by the order of the trial court, yet provided materially false testimonies to obscure the true chain of custody of the 2015 and 2021 statements.”