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After years of legal tension, the curtain paused on Thursday as the Federal Government officially closed its terrorism and treason case against IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. According to Nigeria News, five witnesses were called before the prosecution rested, setting the stage for a no-case submission by the defence — a legal strategy that argues the state’s evidence, even if accepted, fails to prove a crime.

  • FG ended its case after cross-examining the fifth and final witness.
  • Charges include terrorism, treason, and incitement tied to IPOB broadcasts.
  • The defence is filing a no-case submission to challenge the need for further trial.
  • Justice Omotosho will rule on whether the trial continues or ends at this stage.
Curtain paused - the performance halts, but not because the story is over. In this courtroom drama, silence is strategy. For many Nigerians, this trial was never just about guilt; it was a national meditation on who gets to speak, and who gets silenced. The spotlight dims, but Act Two waits in the wings.

When the curtain pauses, who holds the script, and who waits in the dark for the next scene?