No Weapon Of Violence Was Found On Kanu During Arrest-DSS

May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
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An operative of the Department of the State Service (DSS), code named PWAAA, has told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that no weapon of terrorism or violence was recovered from the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, during his arrest on October 15, 2015 in Lagos. 

He also disclosed that no dangerous arms and weapons were recovered from the lady arrested alongside Kanu. 

Upon cross examination by Kanu’s lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), the prosecution witness (PWAAA) said all the items recovered in the hotel room were personal effects of the IPOB. 

Besides, the PWAAA informed the trial judge, James Omotosho, that he did not analyze any of the items because his mandate was to effect  arrest and obtain statement from Kanu. 

According to him, the recovered items may not be ordinarily offensive but the intention of the defendant may be something else. 

He stated that Kanu’s statement was obtained without the presence of his lawyer and that statements were not obtained from other persons. 

The items recovered from  Kanu and admitted as exhibits are; 1 black laptop,  2 multi mix transmitters, 1 mini white Apple iPad with pouch, 1 grey Apple iPad with pouch, 1 grey MacBook with pouch, 1 grey MacBook with case, 1 mini drone sound wave speaker, 2 mini white speakers, 1 large computer mouse, 1 white adaptor, 1 laptop adaptor and 1 carton bag with laptop 

Others are 2 3G modems, 2 Glo modems, 1 Glo Hawaii modem, 1 MTN modem, 1 Etisalat modem, 1 flash drive, 1 camcorder, 1 hand recorder in a black pouch, 1 MacBook pro adaptor, 1 mic stand, 1 Phillips headphone, 1 radio sharp mic with cord, 1 pro sound mic with cord, 1 4G LTE modem,  a bunch of cards, 1 power adaptor for mixer, 1 easy blaze white modem, 1 Samsung phone,1 black Motorola phone and 1 Nokia phone. 

Also found on him are 1 black Samsung phone, 1 black phone, 1 D-Link black modem, 

1 8GB flash drive, 1 extension wire adaptor, 

1 pair of shoes, 1 belt, 1 pair of ciderwood sneakers and1 footwear. 

Other items are 1 black softech wristwatch, 

 2 singlets, 1 sealed hermes perfume, 1 trinket, 1 pokham perfume, 1 Fredrick Peckham wristwatch, 1 diesel wristwatch, 

1 Alexander Christy collection wristwatch, 

1 club wristwatch and 10 items altogether. 

The last set are 3 bank MasterCards, copies of documents, 1 copy of IPOB complementary card, documents tagged IPOB, 1 White clipper 1 bottle of medicine, 1 Oman perfume, 2 mini scented oils, 1 empty black purse, 1 Nigerian passport bearing the names Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya Nnamdi Ngozichukwu and 1 British passport bearing the name Okwu Kanu Nwannekaibeya, 1 black purse, 1 passport holder, 1 card holder, 1 box of Rocarden wristwatch and 4 bundles of cords. 

The DSS operative told the court that he analyzed the cell phone of the defendant but the report of the analysis was not made available to the court because it is immaterial. 

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