Terrorism: Ndume urges court to reject FG request to file additional evidence

Terrorism: Ndume urges court to reject FG request to file additional evidence

Senator Ali Ndume, who is standing trial before a Federal High Court over alleged link with the activities of the violent Boko Haram sect has told Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the court to turn down a request by the federal government to file additional proof of evidence and call additional witnesses against him.

Ndume was charged before the court in 2012 for allegedly having link
with the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram.

The federal government, through its counsel, E. Orji, a Senior State
Counsel in the office of the Attorney-General of the federation, in a motion urged the court to allow him file additional proof of evidence against Ndume.

"The application is intended to give the accused person a fair hearing
and also the right to cross-examine the witness and contradict the
evidence that shall be given.

"We urge this court to grant this motion and dismiss the counter affidavit of the accused because it is intended to cause a clog in the
wheel of justice", he said.

Ndume's counsel, Mr. I. A. Kaigaman while responding to the submission
of Orji told the court that the motion will overreach the judgment of
the court of appeal, which set aside the admissibility of electronically generated documents as evidence against the accused
person.

He described the motion as a gross abuse of the process of the court.

"The motion constitutes a gross abuse of the process of the court and
should be refused. The application has no fact to convince the court
to grant it.

"Bringing additional evidence will amount to unfair trial for the
accused person", Kaigama said.

After listening to the submissions of counsel in the matter, Justice
Kolawole fixed May 27 for ruling.