The Federal Government has tendered a Certified True Copy (CTC) of the death certificate of the former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, allegedly murdered by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in 2012 for alleged non-compliance with the sit-at-home order.
The death certificate was tendered by its 2nd prosecution witness, identified as BBB, in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Abuja division of the Federal High Court.
He was in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awolowo SAN, who informed the court that though the matter was scheduled for cross-examination of PW-2, he had a question to ask the witness.
“We ask for permission to ask a question, my lord,” he said.
Kanu’s counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, did not oppose Awomolo’s application, and the judge directed him to go ahead.
Awomolo then told BBB that one of the last evidence he gave was that during the radio broadcast made by Kanu, he called for a sit-at-home, leading to the death of Gulak.
The witness confirmed the statement. He said he participated in some of the investigations leading to Gulak’s death.
Besides, he added that he had a certificate of his death in the courtroom from the police dated July 18, 2021.
According to the witness, this is a certified true copy of the medical report of Ahmed Gulak.
When the document was shown to Agabi, he said he did not have any objection, and Justice Omotosho admitted it in evidence and marked it as Exhibit PWJ.
Awomolo sought the judge’s permission to allow the witness to read the document in open court.
After obtaining the permission of the court, BBB, who read the content of the death certificate, said the document was from the Nigeria Police, Owerri, in Imo, about Ahmed Gulak, who was allegedly shot dead by hoodlums belonging to IPOB in 2021.
After the question, Agabi began the cross-examination of the witness.