Defence; If I have a letter to deliver to you, where would it be?
MNK; DSS dungeon
DEFENSE: How long have you been in the DSS
MNK: 6Yrs
DEFENSE: You mentioned to the court you were under duress when you wrote the statement.
MNK; Yes. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu went further to describe how he was tortured and brought to Abuja from Lagos blind folded. And also mentioned how Mr Brown threatened him unless he writes a statement as they wanted, that he Mr brown had the power to make sure he was jailed. In Addition, He talked about how he was blindfolded and chained to be put in flight by the DSS as they wanted to bring him to Abuja in 2015. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu mentioned how he was put in an underground because they didn’t want him to be around someone. Says the lighting of the underground was dim.
▫️MNK narrated about his nosebleed, how the blood was leaving a trail as he walked, then the DSS noticed it and brought a doctor to him who mentioned that they should give MNK one hour airtime so he doesn’t die.
▫️He also made it clear that the videos played in court were heavily edited, removing the parts where the DSS officers who interviewed him were threatening him.
▫️MNK also mentioned that he was repeatedly denied lawyers even when he asked repeatedly and at no point was a lawyer brought to him until he was transferred to kuje in 2015.
▪️QUESTION FROM PROSECUTION
QUESTION: Was your detention approved by a court?
MNK: No court approved my detention
QUESTION: When you gave the DSS your name and contacts of your lawyer, did they come?
MNK: They never asked for the names and contacts of my lawyers.
COURT ADJOURNED TO 29TH MAY 2025 AT 12-NOON
Compiled by Kingsley John Chibuzor And Culled From Favour Michael Kanu