Nigeria, June 19 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday that between 170 and 200 security agents in the South East lost their lives due to the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).

The court also heard that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) did not issue licence to detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to import the radio transmitter he allegedly smuggled into the country to operate Radio Biafra.

An official of the State Security Services (SSS) made the depositions during his testimony as the fourth prosecution witness, in the ongoing terrorism trial of Kanu.

The witness, led in evidence by prosecuting lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), told the...