- Wike said he has not been officially served any court papers to testify in Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB trial.
- The FCT Minister stated that he respects the rule of law and would appear only if subpoenaed by the court.
- Nnamdi Kanu, in his fresh motion, listed Wike and several top officials as witnesses in his ongoing terrorism trial.
- The IPOB leader plans to call 23 witnesses, including military generals, state governors, and international experts.
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will only testify in the ongoing trial of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, if the court officially compels him to do so.
Speaking in Abuja on Friday, Wike dismissed reports suggesting he had already agreed to be a witness, saying such claims were based on newspaper publications and not legal summons.
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“You don’t become a witness by reading the newspaper. Nobody has served me any process; nobody has subpoenaed me,” Wike said. “If I am served, if I am subpoenaed to come and give evidence, I must obey the court; I must appear.”
The former Rivers State governor noted that he had no idea why Nnamdi Kanu included his name among the witnesses. “If you see Nnamdi Kanu, ask him, ‘Why did you list me?’ I did not volunteer to be a witness,” he added.
Kanu, earlier this week, submitted a fresh motion to the Federal High Court in Abuja, listing former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and several other political and security figures as witnesses in his terrorism case.
The motion, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, was filed on October 21, 2025, and personally signed by Kanu in compliance with a court order directing him to open his defence.
According to the document titled ‘Notice of Number and Names of Witnesses to be Called by the Defendant’, Kanu plans to call 23 witnesses, including international experts, military officers, and political leaders.
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Among those listed are Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, former Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), and retired Defence Minister Gen. Theophilus Danjuma.
Other notable names include Minister of Works Dave Umahi, former Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, and U.S. lawyer Bruce Fein, who will testify on the legality of Kanu’s extradition from Kenya.
Kanu, who has been in detention since June 2021, divided his witnesses into voluntary and compellable categories, citing the Evidence Act, 2011.
