WATCH THE VIDEO HERE On Wednesday, a prosecution witness, referred to as BBB, presented an official copy of the death certificate of the former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late Gulak was the former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. BBB, who was the 2nd prosecution witness (PW-2) and shielded in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, tendered the document before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja while being led in evidence by FG’s lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN. Upon resuming the hearing, Awomolo informed the court that though the matter was scheduled for cross-examination of PW-2, he had a question to ask NAIJAONPOINT . “We ask for permission to ask a question, my lord,” he said. Kanu’s lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, did not oppose Awomolo’s application, and the judge directed him to go ahead. Awomolo then told BBB that one of the last evidence he gave was that during the radio broadcast made by Kanu, he called for a sit-at-home, leading to the death of Gulak. NAIJAONPOINT confirmed the statement. He said he participated in some of the investigations leading to Gulak’s death. Besides, he said he had a certificate of his death in the courtroom from the police dated July 18, 2021. According to NAIJAONPOINT , this is a certified true copy of the medical report of Ahmed Gulak. When the document was shown to Agabi, he said he did not have any objection, and Justice Omotosho admitted it in evidence and marked it as Exhibit PWJ. See also Aggrieved land owners demand compensation from governor in southern Nigeria BBB, who read the content of the death certificate, said the document was from the Nigeria Police, Owerri, in Imo, about Ahmed Gulak, who was allegedly shot dead by hoodlums belonging to IPOB in 2021. After the question, Agabi began the cross-examination of NAIJAONPOINT . transcript of the court proceeding today Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Court Update & Transcript of Cross-Examination of Witness “BBB” – May 14, 2025 During the court session on May 14, 2025, the prosecution requested permission to ask one final question to their witness, identified as “BBB” — a request that was granted by the presiding judge. Witness BBB submitted a medical report stating the cause of death of Ahmed Gulak. Cross-Examination by AGABI (Defense Counsel):
Awomolo then sought the court’s permission for the document to be given to NAIJAONPOINT to read in the open court.
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