The Department of State Services has revealed that the broadcasts made by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, incited the sit-at-home order of IPOB in the South-East region.
The broadcasts, according to the DSS, also directly contributed to economic paralysis in the region.
The DSS made the revelation Friday at the ongoing trial of Kanu before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Codenamed DDD for security reasons, the DSS operative, who testified before the court, was led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN.
The witness, in his testimony, said Kanu’s broadcasts incited the enforcement of IPOB’s sit-at-home order through its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network.
“From my investigation, the defendant’s broadcasts directly contributed to economic paralysis in the South-East, as they fuelled the enforcement of IPOB’s sit-at-home order,” he said.
The witness also detailed how Kanu allegedly smuggled a radio transmitter into Nigeria, concealed within household items, to evade detection.
According to him, the transmitter, which was not declared to the Nigeria Customs Service, was hidden at the residence of one Benjamin Madubougu in Ihiala, Anambra state.
He told the court that Kanu used the transmitter to incite violence and spread secessionist messages.
“The defendant used the radio to incite members of the public against the Federal Government. We obtained a search warrant, searched Benjamin’s residence, and recovered the transmitter along with other items, including firearms, cartridges, Biafran currency, and Indian hemp.” The witness said.
The court admitted into evidence a Certified True Copy of the search warrant issued by the Ihiala Chief Magistrate Court on October 28, 2015.
A video recording showing Kanu inspecting the smuggled transmitter was also tendered and admitted despite initial objections by the defence team led by Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN.