A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the application by the Federal Government to shield prosecution witnesses in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, NNAMDI KANU and two others accused of treason.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the application by the Federal Government to shield prosecution witnesses in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, NNAMDI KANU and two others accused of treason.KANU’s trial was again delayed yesterday as the prosecutor, who ought to open his case, told the court that the witnesses were ready to testify but had expressed fear for their lives.According to the prosecutor, the witnesses claimed they have been threatened by associates of the accused persons, stressing that they would only testify if they were assured of their personal safety.However, counsel to the accused person, IFEANYI EJIOFOR, argued that the application would amount to asking the court to reverse itself, which he said was illegal in law.In his ruling; Justice JAMES TSOHO ordered that besides providing the witnesses with a path and secret holding room, a shield would be used to ensure that only the judge, the accused persons and parties involved in the suit have access to the expression of the witnesses.