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buckeyemedia:
Exactly my point, so the court will force them to speak, if they say no that they were quoted out of context, the court will compel to agree with Kanu abi?

Look 👀 the man no get defense, he is on his own, the people he mentioned to come & testify on his behalf are probably @ home, or in their offices this morning laughing at him.

Just imagine the court tells TY Danjuma to appear, he writes back I am abroad on a medical trip, will not be back in Nigeria another 6 months, will the court wait for General Danjuma to come back before it proceeds?

Mrfeel:
So all the names mentioned are governors ? Well perhaps the inability of them to be call to stand as witness is the very reason nnamdi kanu included them on the list in the first place, so he can prove to the world he is not getting a fair hearing

buckeyemedia:
Ok they get to court, & General Danjuma asserts the exact opposite of what Nnamdi is saying, what next?

Kanu says a, Danjuma says no it is b, the court will agree with Kanu abi?

Mrfeel:
If their is a law that compelles witnesses to appear in court and the laws does not enforce that law when it's needed, is that country on the right path?

pembisco:
How can statements that are as clear as ABC be taken out of context? Even if they say it's out of context, the judge are not daft na

wediehere1:
Nnamdi Kanu is mad
No wonder they served to Sowore’s hand

buckeyemedia:
Your witnesses must be ready to help u, if they say the opposite, they are not under trial, Kanu is the one facing trial.

That is not the Court’s responsibility to cross examine them, u cannot force someone to support u, like u Nnamdi Kanu’s supporters always want others to.

buckeyemedia:
U call your enemies to come & testify in court on your behalf?

shortgun:
I already gave an example with the former chief of army staff Buratai.

What you are saying is exactly what lawyers study in school for years. They are not expecting any of the witnesses to agree with them, but any answer the witnesses give will help Nnamdi Kanu's case one way or the other.

buckeyemedia:
Your witnesses must be ready to help u, if they say the opposite, they are not under trial, Kanu is the one facing trial.

That is not the Court’s responsibility to cross examine them, u cannot force someone to support u, like u Nnamdi Kanu’s supporters always want others to.

DomPerignon:
You are now down to whataboutism.

The SE governors formed a regional security outfit backed by law after seeing same done by the SW.

But unlike in the SW, the regional security outfit was never embraced by the people and they preferred to invite ESN instead as their community security.

This will later pitch the ESN against the regional security outfit in full blown war.

You can refer to communities in Anambra and Imo who preferred ESN to the regular security outfits and the regional one how it all turned out for them.

In Orsu, the situation became so pathetic that same ESN under another faction became a source of unmitigated terror to the people so much so that they had to send an SOS to the Federal govt to come help them to chase ESN out of their lands.

In Anambra , communities that have been abandoned since 2020 are only seeing a resurgence of life after the entire communities were abandoned for ESN.

All these are verifiable facts.

Or you rather have your own terrorists terrorise your people in the guise of fighting Fulani terrorists?

shortgun:
You don't know anything.
This is a brilliant and uncommon development in legal jurisprudence. I foresee law students studying it for many years in the future.

Malami as a witness will explain why he failed to comply with the Appeal Court’s ruling that discharged Nnamdi Kanu. If he insists he complied, then the DSS Director as a witness will have to present proof of Kanu’s release. If not they both have established that the federal government has a record of not obeying court orders.

Buratai as a witness must account for who ordered the military invasion of Nnamdi Kanu’s residence in Umuahia to kill his father. If he denies ordering that operation, then he's simply telling the court that unidentified armed groups were active in the Southeast and they clearly cannot be linked to IPOB, since it would make no sense for IPOB to attack its own leader and kill his father.

Congratulations to Kanu’s legal team

Geekhard:
Brilliant move by MNK. Firstly anyone and everyone except for a minor and a mentally challenged person is a competent and compellable witness under the Evidence Act. So if the court declines to issue the subpoenas for those listed, the court would be seen as biased and denying him fair hearing which is a serious matter in a criminal trial. Secondly if the court grants his application and issues the subpoenas for the compellable witnesses, they will have no choice but to show up which will be hugely embarrassing and inconvenient for
those mentioned. So they will likely decline on grounds of health, national duty or unavailability, which MNK will obviously try to use to make for lack of fair hearing as his witnesses refused to show up. Thirdly if in the unlikely event that they show up, the optics of these heavy weights as MNK's witnesses will be something the State will not be comfortable with as it will be in the funny situation of cross-examining its own former or current agents. Meanwhile MNK will come up with tricky questions that will exonerate him to these witnesses This will play to MNK's advantage as it is pitting the State against itself. The government might be forced to issue a Nolle Prosequi in order to seek for a political solution.

Whichever way it cuts, this is a masterstroke from MNK. Let's see how the prosecution neutralises this move by MNK.
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DaddyJapan:
Erm...did you see the number of witnesses who refused to give evidence at Donald Trump's trial in New York and also the Senate hearings into the January 6th insurrection?

I don't know of any country with a legal system that exists in a vacuum. At all levels, rightly or wrongly, politics also comes into play.

Ttalk:
Kanu is now turning to a comedian. There's nothing watery beans can't cause

banom:
Honestly, the backwardness of una country Nigeria has eaten away common sense and good sense of judgement from some of you, plus tribal hatred and stupidity.

You all were shouting open your defense and stop running away from trial few days ago, now kanu has agreed to open his defense and has listed his witnesses, and you guys started crying. This shows how foolish some of you can be.

Do you know what is terrorism charges, do you know the punishment it carries ?, Something that if kanu fails to defend himself properly, he will be sentenced to death....of course to the joy of you igbo haters.

Or you think kanu will be foolish to open a weak defense in a court that has been mandated to convit him ? , He will defend himself in a strong way that the world will see the truth, and if he is wrongly convicted, the world will know...or you don't know that there are people monitoring this trial all over the world.

Those 23 listed witnesses must appear before the court, especially the compellable ones, wether they like it or not. And to cap it up, they will be subpoenaed, so no room for mago mago ... Everybody will feel the heat. The most beautiful thing about it is that the prosecution has closed his case, so can't do anything about it anymore.

You guys should continue crying, infact, cry us a river, the witnesses must appear before the court...case defense has started...osaru oku.

SonOfDSoil01:
just read the gibberish you wrote slowly again and see if it makes any sense to you? So his so called learned lawyers couldn’t advise him that a governor is protected by immunity of the office and can’t come before a judge to answer questions? So how does it help his case? And the other people listed can come up with whatever excuse not to attend like ill health or they can be indisposed and their by also prolonging his trial but you clowns are too ignorant and shortsighted

Geekhard:
Brilliant move by MNK. Firstly anyone and everyone except for a minor and a mentally challenged person is a competent and compellable witness under the Evidence Act. So if the court declines to issue the subpoenas for those listed, the court would be seen as biased and denying him fair hearing which is a serious matter in a criminal trial. Secondly if the court grants his application and issues the subpoenas for the compellable witnesses, they will have no choice but to show up which will be hugely embarrassing and inconvenient for
those mentioned. So they will likely decline on grounds of health, national duty or unavailability, which MNK will obviously try to use to make for lack of fair hearing as his witnesses refused to show up. Thirdly if in the unlikely event that they show up, the optics of these heavy weights as MNK's witnesses will be something the State will not be comfortable with as it will be in the funny situation of cross-examining its own former or current agents. Meanwhile MNK will come up with tricky questions that will exonerate him to these witnesses This will play to MNK's advantage as it is pitting the State against itself. The government might be forced to issue a Nolle Prosequi in order to seek for a political solution.

Whichever way it cuts, this is a masterstroke from MNK. Let's see how the prosecution neutralises this move by MNK.
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zoedew:
You needed to see him in court barking and hollering at the Judge. Nnamdi Kanu is insane!!!

SonOfDSoil01:
just read the gibberish you wrote slowly again and see if it makes any sense to you? So his so called learned lawyers couldn’t advise him that a governor is protected by immunity of the office and can’t come before a judge to answer questions? So how does it help his case? And the other people listed can come up with whatever excuse not to attend like ill health or they can be indisposed and their by also prolonging his trial but you clowns are too ignorant and shortsighted

Cherrybae:
This is a smart move by kanu. The compileable witnesses if they appear will exonerate kanu via their testimony and cross examination.

Kanu lawyers are indeed wise.

I wish kanu all the best

DaddyJapan:
Kanu's legal team has decided to employ a high-risk strategy here.

According to one AI chatbot, the merits and demerits of this approach can be summed up as follows:

Interesting breakdown of the risks and strategic considerations in calling a hostile witness. It reminds me how AI development companies and legal tech innovators are increasingly using AI to analyze case strategies and assess risk scenarios. Partnering with top AI development companies can provide insights into complex decision-making, much like AI tools are helping legal teams simulate outcomes before taking high-risk steps.
https://www.clariontech.com/blog/top-ai-development-companies-in-usa

DaddyJapan:
So I did some further digging and found a precedent in the case of Asari Dokubo v Federal Republic of Nigerian (2007) LPELR-958(SC).

Asari called on witnesses who refused to appear, so the trial judge issued summonses. Well, guess what happened? Even with the subsequent bench warrants issued, they maintained an uncooperative stance.

As you probably know, Asari was ultimately convicted despite the violation of his constitutional right to a fair hearing, which is guaranteed by section 36(6)(d) of our 1999 constitution.

By the way, our Supreme Court also ruled at the time that, while a witness can be compelled to give evidence in court, this right is contigent on the witness' availability.

Abi no be law we dey talk again?

The stakes is frigging high.

DomPerignon:
Which law gave him the backing to form his armed militia?

That alone is a threat to Government's monopoly on violence.

Commentor:
He wants to bury himself.

bejeria101:
You dey sell sand?

Geekhard:
Brilliant move by MNK. Firstly if the anyone and everyone except for a minor and mentally challenged is a competent and compellable witness under the Evidence Act. So if the court declines to issue the subpoenas for those listed, the court would be seen as biased and denying him fair hearing which is a serious matter in a criminal trial. Secondly if the court grants his application and issues the subpoenas for the compellable witnesses, they will have no choice but to show up which will be hugely embarrassing and inconvenient for those mentioned. So they will likely decline on grounds of health, national duty or unavailability, which MNK will obviously try to use to make for lack of fair hearing as his witnesses refused to show up. Thirdly if in the unlikely event that they show up, the optics of these heavy weights as MNK's witnesses will be something the State will not be comfortable with as it will be in the funny situation of cross-examining its own former or current agents. Meanwhile MNK will come up with tricky questions that will exonerate him to these witnesses This will play to MNK's advantage as it is pitting the State against itself. The government might be forced to issue a Nolle Prosequi in order to seek for a political solution.

Whichever way it cuts, this is a masterstroke from MNK. Let's see how the prosecution neutralises this move by MNK.