Court remands Eze Ndigbo, Nwajagu, over alleged threat to bring IPOB to Lagos

Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos State, yesterday, remanded a leader of Igbo community in Lagos State, Eze Ndigbo Fredrick Nwajagu, for allegedlly threatening to bring the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the state.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Chief Magistrate, Mr. Peter Nwaka, ordered that the defendant, aged 67, be kept at the Ikoyi Custodial Facility for 30 days.

He adjourned the case till May 3, 2023 for mention.

Nwajagu is charged with conspiracy and breach of public peace.

His plea was not taken.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Superintendent of Police (SP) Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that Nwajagu and some others at large committed the offences on March 26, 2023 at No. 2, Akeem Shitu Street, Ajao Estate, Lagos State.

He alleged that Nwajagu put fear in Lagos residents when he threatened to bring IPOB to the state.

He submitted that Nwajagu publicly said that IPOB would shut Lagos State for one month.

According to Nurudeen, the alleged offences contravene sections 168 (d) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

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