Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and lead defence counsel in Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial, Kanu Agabi (SAN), has dismissed reports that he and his legal team were denied access to their client by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
Agabi addressed the matter during Wednesday’s court proceedings after Justice James Omotosho raised a query about a social media post by defence team member Alloy Ejimakor, alleging the denial of access.
In his response, Agabi clarified that no such incident occurred. He attributed the misunderstanding to Ejimakor and praised the DSS officials for their respectful and professional conduct.
Agabi said: “I was not denied access to the defendant. We had arranged to go there with myself, Ikpeazu, Etiaba, Erokoro. But for some reasons, they were not available.
“When I got to the gate around 1pm, they said our name had not arrived. To be fair, they (the DSS officials) showed me enough respect. I said I will come back another date,” he said.
He added that he was surprised and became angry when he learnt that member of his team went to put on the internet that he was not allowed access to the defenfant.
When asked by the judge what informed his decision, Ejimakor said he thought Agabi was angry that he was denied access to Kanu when they spoke on the phone, a position the ex-AGF countered and explained that he got angry because Ejimakor gave him the wrong time for the appointment.
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