The Federal Government has formally written to the court, objecting to the live streaming of court proceedings in Nnamdi Kanu’s trial over alleged terrorism offences.
The protest against the live streaming request by Kanu’s family was contained in a letter by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), the federal government’s lawyer.
At the trial’s resumption on Wednesday, Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN), lead counsel for the defendant, drew the court’s attention to the letter, which was confirmed by Awomolo.
In a letter dated May 14, Awomolo recommended banning phone use in the courtroom henceforth.
He lamented the action of Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Kanu’s team who posts alleged misleading information on social media.
The senior lawyer accused Ejimakor of posting misleading, embarrassing, and unpleasant commentaries on social media.
He said: “The on-going case is a serious matter that should not be trivialised by any lawyer from any of the parties.”
Persecondnews learnt that, in one of his Facebook video posts, Ejimakor called on Biafra supporters to rise against Nnamdi Kanu’s persecution.
However, Kanu’s lead lawyer condemned Ejimakor’s actions, apologized profusely for the conduct, and promised it would not recur.
Reacting, Justice James Omotosho expressed displeasure over the unprofessional conduct of Kanu’s legal team, noting that some members seemed more focused on creating content than concluding the trial.
He charged all parties in the case especially those prosecuting the trial in the social media to act professionally so as not to have themselves to blame.
He particularly warned Ejimakor to stop such conduct that may warrant the disbarring of a lawyer.
He said: ”Ejimakor even have the audacity to post the approved list of counsel for Nnamdi Kanu on his Facebook page.”
He urged 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 in the case in the interest of all parties, particularly Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in custody for too long.
Proceedings continued with Mr. Paul Erokoro (SAN), cross-examining PW2, a DSS personnel known as BBB, on behalf of the defence.
The witness testified that the DSS operates under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), shielding it from political influence, and that the Attorney General does not control its operations.
The DSS operative testified that their intelligence gathering involves multiple sources, including human intelligence and social media monitoring, and highlighted their trained capability to acquire information.
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