The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has given a condition that will see him stand as a witness in the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Wike made this known during a media parley in Abuja on Friday, explaining that he will not appear as a witness in Kanu’s trial just because his name was listed in the newspapers.
The FCT Minister said that if the court formally summons him to testify or provide evidence in the ongoing trial of the detained IPOB leader, he will comply without hesitation.
Wike, however, stated that no one has served him with any process to appear as a witness in Kanu’s court case.
“You don’t become a witness by reading the newspaper. Nobody has served me any process; nobody has subpoenaed me,” Wike said.
“So, because I saw Wike listed, I will now begin to run helter-skelter. No, you don’t do that. If I am served, if I am subpoenaed to come and give a witness or give evidence, I must obey the court; I must appear.”
Wike was further asked if he knew why Kanu listed him as one of his witnesses. The former Governor of Rivers State said he did not, adding that only the IPOB leader would give a definite answer.
“If you see Nnamdi Kanu, you ask him, ‘Why did you list me? I did not go and say I want to be a witness.’ So, if you see him, ask him, ‘Why did you list Wike as one of your witnesses?’,” he said, refraining from commenting on whether Kanu’s ongoing detention demands a political solution.
Kanu, earlier this week, filed a fresh motion listing former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and other top political and security figures as witnesses in his terrorism trial.
