{"id":166780,"date":"2025-06-13T22:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/terrorism-charges-nnamdi-kanus-trial-moves-to-dss"},"modified":"2025-06-14T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T10:45:15","slug":"terrorism-charges-nnamdi-kanus-trial-moves-to-dss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/terrorism-charges-nnamdi-kanus-trial-moves-to-dss","title":{"rendered":"Terrorism Charges: Nnamdi Kanu&#8217;s Trial Moves to DSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, has been moved to the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS.<\/p>\n<p>Justice James Omotosho ordered that Kanu\u2019s trial be moved from the Abuja Federal High Court to the DSS headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The trial judge said the case was moved to the DSS headquarters to allow for the inspection of Kanu\u2019s shipping container.<\/p>\n<p>The container was said to have been used by Kanu to bring a radio transmitter into Nigeria for broadcast on Radio Biafra.<\/p>\n<p>The IPOB leader is currently facing trial for terrorism due to his push for the actualization of Biafra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, has been moved to the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS. Justice James Omotosho ordered that Kanu\u2019s trial be moved from the Abuja Federal High Court to the DSS headquarters. 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