“Take down Wike, I will pay you cash” – Court Hears Kanu’s Threatening Broadcast
by Political Impact News
During the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a second prosecution witness testified before the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging that Kanu admitted to making a series of broadcasts in which he incited violence against public officials, as reported by Daily Post.
The witness, led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, stated that Kanu confirmed these statements while providing a written statement on July 17, 2021.
The court was informed that Kanu, in one of his broadcasts, allegedly placed a monetary reward of N100 million on the head of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. He was also said to have called for the destruction of properties linked to President Bola Tinubu.
The witness presented seven recorded broadcasts saved on a flash drive, which the court admitted as evidence. These recordings were subsequently played in open court.
In one of the broadcasts dated December 12, 2020, Kanu reportedly described the Eastern Security Network (ESN) as a vigilante group similar to Amotekun in the South West and the Miyetti Allah group.
Towards the end of that broadcast, he allegedly urged his supporters to target Wike, accusing him of placing a N50 million bounty on a Biafran.
In another broadcast dated October 20, 2020, during the End SARS protest, Kanu was reported to have incited his followers to commit violent acts in Lagos.
He allegedly labeled Tinubu a traitor and encouraged attacks on him and other security operatives, including a directive to destroy Tinubu’s hotel.
The third broadcast mentioned in court featured Kanu allegedly reiterating the N100 million bounty on Wike and encouraging his followers to act on it, promising to pay in cash for his capture, dead or alive. He reportedly justified the bounty by claiming Wike had earlier placed a similar reward on a Biafran.
Kanu said, “N100m for anyone who can take Wike down. Dead or alive, Wike is N100m. I will pay cash. Take down Wike, I will pay you cash.”
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