Entrances leading to the court premises were barricaded by armed operatives of various security agencies ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial.
There is tight security at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday morning, as the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is produced to face his trial.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on October 21, reported heavy deployment of security personnel in and around the court premises when the case came up.
Similarly, a large number of security personnel was deployed in the court premises and its surroundings on Wednesday, to forestall security breach.
Entrances leading to the court premises were barricaded by a combined armed officers of the State Security Services (SSS), the Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence and the Nigerian Police.
Vehicles were not allowed into the court compound.
However, court staff and journalists, whose names are on the list for the coverage, are allowed access into the building as at the time of filing the report.
Although five media houses would be given access into the court room out of the list presented to the SSS operatives, a number of media practitioners would be asked to stay at the media centre at the court basement.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the security agencies barred journalists and lawyers from the court premises during the last proceedings on October 21.
Restriction of media coverage of the trial has been widely criticised by lawyers and Mr Kanu’s legal team, who fear his right to fair trial will be breached in the absence