Nnamdi Kanu Files Direct Criminal Complaint Alleging Perjury Against AGF, DSS DG and Prosecution Witnesses
Ahead of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, scheduled for 20 November 2025, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a Direct Criminal Complaint at the Chief Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The complaint, dated 13 November 2025 and personally signed by Kanu from DSS custody, accuses the Attorney‑General of the Federation (AGF), the Director‑General of the Department of State Services (DSS), and two prosecution witnesses of criminal perjury, fabrication of evidence, subornation of perjury, and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the ongoing proceedings in FRN v. Nnamdi Kanu (FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015).
The statement issued by Njoku Jude Njoku, Esq., on behalf of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Defence Consortium, identified the two witnesses as:
– Mr. TAA – Prosecution Witness 1 (PW1)
– Mr. BBB – Prosecution Witness 2 (PW2)
Grounds of the Complaint
1. Perjury by PW1 (Mr. TAA):
– Alleged false testimony denying knowledge of Mr. Brown Ekwoaba, a DSS officer who supervised Kanu’s detention and interrogations in 2015.
– Exhibits attached include:
– Affidavit of Prince Emmanuel Kanu confirming visits to Ekwoaba’s office.
– Affidavit of Benjamin Madubugwu confirming joint interviews with Ekwoaba.
– Public service records showing Ekwoaba’s DSS postings (2015–2020).
2. Perjury by PW2 (Mr. BBB):
– Alleged false testimony claiming he had never met Kanu prior to court proceedings, despite leading a video interrogation on 17 July 2021 at DSS Headquarters.
– Certified True Copy of proceedings (pp. 184–202) cited as evidence of contradiction.
3. Concealment through Masked Witnesses:
– Both witnesses allegedly masked and screened to conceal their roles in interrogations, chain of custody of materials, and conditions of solitary confinement.
4. Criminal Liability of the AGF:
– Alleged subornation of perjury by presenting surprise witnesses not listed in the proof of evidence.
– Reliance on statements obtained under torture.
– Suppression of identities of interrogators and enabling false testimony.
5. Criminal Liability of the DSS DG:
– Alleged conspiracy to pervert justice by deploying coached witnesses, suppressing exculpatory evidence, and enabling false testimony to secure wrongful conviction.
Kanu asserts that these actions violate:
– Penal Code (Sections 156, 158, 159, 160) – relating to perjury and conspiracy.
– Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
– Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) – particularly Sections 34 (prohibition of torture) and 36 (right to fair trial and to examine accusers).
Reliefs Sought
– Criminal committal proceedings against PW1, PW2, the AGF, and the DSS DG.
– Punishment for perjury and conspiracy under the Penal Code.
– Judicial acknowledgment that the prosecution’s case was built on fabricated, coerced, and perjured evidence.
The Defence Consortium noted that this filing represents the first instance in Nigeria’s legal history where a defendant in DSS custody has initiated criminal proceedings from detention, produced documentary evidence of alleged state‑coordinated perjury, and directly named the AGF and DSS DG as complicit actors.
The complaint, according to the Consortium, demonstrates a growing body of evidence that prosecution witnesses were allegedly manufactured, coached, and deployed to sustain charges unsupported by lawful and admissible evidence.
