The Nigerian Federal Government has laid to rest the trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, on allegations bordering on terrorism and treason.
According to NAN, the representative of the federal government, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, announced the verdict on Thursday after the 5th prosecution witness (PW-5).
The witness, identified as EEE for security reasons, was led in evidence and cross-examined by Kanu’s lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Awomolo told the court that the prosecution was satisfied with the avalanche of evidence tendered.
He added that the tendered evidence included the broadcast of activities of the leader of the IPOB after calling five witnesses in the trial.
FG noted that the government had sufficiently satisfied the need to close its case against the IPOB leader.
“After calling five witnesses in the trial, the prosecution is satisfied that from the avalanche of evidence tendered, including broadcast of activities of the leader of the IPOB, the government has sufficiently satisfied the need to close its case. I therefore close the case, ” the senior lawyer said.
The lead defence counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, told the court that they would be opting for a no-case submission, which would be filed in due course.
The IPOB leader was first arrested in October 2015 and subsequently arraigned on an 11-count charge bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony, based on his agitations for the secession of the South East states, to form Biafra.
