A leader of the Igbo community in Lagos State identified as Eze Ndigbo Fredrick Nwajagu has been remanded under the Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday.
He was remanded for allegedly threatening to bring the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the state.The Chief Magistrate, Peter Nwaka, ordered that the defendant, aged 67, should be kept at the Ikoyi custodial facility for 30 days.
He submitted that Nwajagu publicly said that IPOB would shut Lagos State for one month.According to the prosecutor, SP Thomas Nurudeen, the alleged offences contravene Sections 168 (d) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
However, the case was adjourned until May 3 for mention.Nwajagu, whose house address was not provided, is charged with conspiracy and breach of public peace.He alleged that Nwajagu put fear on Lagos residents when he threatened to bring IPOB to the state.
His plea was not taken.Earlier, Nurudeen told the court that Nwajagu and some others at large committed the offences on March 26 at No. 2, Akeem Shitu St., Ajao Estate, Lagos State.