Court Admits DSS Report Linking Nnamdi Kanu to #EndSARS Violence

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted into evidence a Department of State Services (DSS) report that allegedly links the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to the killing of 186 police officers and the destruction of 164 police stations during the 2020 #EndSARS protests.

Justice James Omotoso admitted the report on Thursday during the resumed hearing of Kanu’s ongoing terrorism trial.

The prosecution, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Adegboyega Awomolo, presented the report through the fifth prosecution witness, identified only as Mr. EEE for security reasons.

Testifying in court, EEE — a DSS operative — stated that he was part of an intelligence team deployed across the South-East and other regions to assess the fallout of the #EndSARS demonstrations.

“I know the defendant through the media. I have never met him in person,” the witness said. He explained that his assignment was to document damage to public property and investigate the deaths of security personnel allegedly caused by statements made by Kanu.