The Minister of the Federal Capital Authority, Nyesom Wike, has declared that if subpoenaed by the court, he will testify in the current trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra.
Wike mentioned this during his monthly media chat on Friday, when asked about being cited as a witness by Kanu.
The minister’s words come after Kanu filed a motion with the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, alerting the court that he will begin his defense on Friday, October 24, 2025.
The IPOB leader also stated that he would call 23 witnesses, including the FCT minister, former Minister of Defense Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd), and former Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), among others.
During the talk, Wike indicated that he had not requested to be designated as a witness and had not been served with any papers by the court.
He went on to say that if he was subpoenaed, he would be forced to go to court to submit his testimony and that he couldn’t become a witness by reading newspaper stories.
“If you see Nnamdi Kanu, you ask him why he listed me. I did not go to him to say I want to be a witness; you are the one saying that. So, if you see him, ask him, “Why did you list Wike as one of your witnesses?”
“You don’t become a witness by reading a newspaper. Nobody has served me process; nobody has subpoenaed me.
“So, because I saw Wike has been listed, therefore, I began to run helter-skelter. No, you do not do that. If I am served, if I am subpoenaed to come and give witness or to give evidence, I must obey the court; I must appear,” he said.
