High court Lagos division has acquitted and discharged Fredrick Nwajagu, the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, of terrorism charges....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
On Wednesday, January 15, the presiding judge, Yetunde Adesanya, ruled that the Lagos state government led by Babajide Sanwo-Olu failed to prove the terrorism charges against Nwajagu beyond a reasonable doubt.
However, the judge convicted Nwajagu for parading himself as a chief in violation of the Oba and Chiefs Law of Lagos state.
As reported by The Cable, Nwajagu was sentenced to one year in prison on this charge, but given that he had already spent nearly two years in prison custody, the judge ordered his immediate release.
Reports disclosed that in April 2023, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) arrested Nwajagu after a video surfaced online in which he made an “inciting statement”.
In the footage, Nwajagu, dressed in his royal regalia, urged Igbo indigenes in Lagos to recruit members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to protect their properties from looters.
“IPOB, we will invite them. They have no job. All of the IPOB will protect all of our shops. And we have to pay them. We have to mobilise for that. We have to do that,” he said.
Following his actions, a magistrate court in the Yaba area of Lagos remanded Nwajagu in prison custody.
The Lagos state government subsequently arraigned him on a nine-count charge of terrorism and impersonation. ...CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
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