Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has said he is ready to appear as a witness in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, if subpoenaed by the court.

Wike, while making this known during his monthly media chat on Friday when asked about being named by Kanu as a witness, stated that he did not ask to be named as a witness, adding that he had not been served any papers by the court.

The minister's remarks follow a motion filed by Kanu at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, informing the court that he would open his defence on Friday, October 24, 2025.

The IPOB leader had also disclosed he would call 23 witnesses, including t...