A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Sabo area of Yaba, Lagos has granted bail to a leader of the Igbo community, the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu, aged 67.

Nwajagu was docked before the court for allegedly threatening to bring the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the state.

Chief Magistrate Peter Nwaka granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1m with 4 sureties, all of whom must be resident in Lagos.

The court also ordered that one of the sureties must own a property in Lagos which must be registered with the land bureau and whose documents must be deposited with the court.

Before the court granted the defendant bail, the Prosecution had made an oral application to the effect that the remand order of the court still subsists, pending the receipt of the DPP’s advice

Counsel to the defendant, Nkechi Agubuzor had however argued that the court has a duty to balance the cause of justice and same should be exercised judicially and judiciously. She sought the court’s permission to move her oral application for the bail of her client.

While noting that the DPP advice had not been received, the magistrate also noted that no acknowledgement had come from the DPP’s office on the matter.

Following the oral application of the defendant’s counsel, Magistrate Nwaka granted bail to the defendant.

Eze Fredrick Nwajagu was arrested on April 1, following a viral video in which he threatened to invite IPOB members to Lagos to secure properties of Igbo people living in the state.

At the last sitting of the court on April 5, the 67-year-old was docked before the court by the police on a two-count charge of conspiracy and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.

The police prosecutor, SP Thomas Nurudeen told the court that the Eze Ndigbo and some others at large committed the offences on March 26 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. Nwajagu was also said to have publicly stated that IPOB would shut Lagos State for one month.

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

https://www.channelstv.com/2023/05/03/court-grants-bail-to-eze-ndigbo-accused-of-ipob-threat-in-lagos/amp/

This case is pointless, taking someone to court for saying he wants to secure the lives and property of his people?

Laughable

More incarceration loading for those who can't curtail their mouths .

The new social media law would put a stop to all this nonsense once and for all

Wow,..and finally they got tired and released him,...thank God that power is transient,even saddam and gaddafi later believed.

helinues:
More incarceration loading for those who can't curtail their mouths .

The new social media law would put a stop to all this nonsense once and for all

These are the people who we share the useless "one Nigeria" with

Those who want us all to descend to dictatorship by stifling free speech

helinues:
More incarceration loading for those who can't curtail their mouths .

The new social media law would put a stop to all this nonsense once and for all

Can you run your mouth like this against your slave master Fulani people?

gidgiddy:


These are the people who we share the useless "one Nigeria" with

Those who want us all to descend to dictatorship by stifling free speech

The new social media law would put a stop to all this nonsense once and for all

Freedom of speech is entirely different from inciting people. Make una stop all this victims mentality

gidgiddy:
This case pointless

Like you brain...abi?/

helinues:
More incarceration loading for those who can't curtail their mouths .

The new social media law would put a stop to all this nonsense once and for all

Abegi STFU!! If Nigeria survived Abacha,It will definitely survive an illegally elected vegetative president

cktheluckyman:

Abegi STFU!! If Nigeria survived Abacha,It will definitely survive an illegally elected vegetative president

Toh

Minority always have their say while the majority always have their way..

Na so

helinues:




Freedom of speech is entirely different from inciting people. Make una stop all this victims mentality

The man has been granted bail after all your empty boats.Shebi you boasted he will rot in jail.

Nothing will come out of the case as it will be rightly proven he was joking just like his friend MC Oluomo

cktheluckyman:

The man has been granted bail after all your empty boats.Shebi you boasted he will rot in jail.

Nothing will come out of the case as it will be rightly proven he was joking just like his friend MC Oluomo

How many weeks has he spent behind bar?

No be so you people pushed Kanu, how long has he been incarcerated now?

You people shouldn't be selfish with your support, be considerable

damage is already done....i dont think yorubas will trust any igbo with titles in yoruba areas again....

Them no go still leave ham..

Dem never kpai that IPOB man?
Buhari is very slack these days.

The fool has learnt in hard way. He wanted to bring IPOB to his father's land.

Eze ndi Igbo of Ajao estate is jailed while Bayo Onanuga, FFK, MC oluomo, his thugs and hoodlums who where engaging in ethnic cleansing, ethnic profiling, killing, maiming, destructuction of lives and properties of people from a particular ethnic group because of their democratic choice are still walking free.

helinues:
More incarceration loading for those who can't curtail their mouths .

The new social media law would put a stop to all this nonsense once and for all

Who una wan threaten with laws, who do pass APC in lose talks?😂😂😂

Dem go arrest tire!😂😂😂😂

helinues:
More incarceration loading for those who can't curtail their mouths .

The new social media law would put a stop to all this nonsense once and for all

Ha!

Dem never swear Jagaban in, una don dey propose new social media law?🤔

Las las your jagaban will invite anarchy over the land and trust me, he won’t be able to stand it.

If Nigeria defeated Abacha, then Tinubu is a small fry.

Was he in biafra land.... ?

If he wanted to protect lives and properties of his people. .he shld ave stayed in biafra land not south west...

Idle bastard...

gidgiddy:
This case is pointless, taking someone to court for saying he wants to secure the lives and property of his people?

Laughable

gidgiddy:
This case is pointless, taking someone to court for saying he wants to secure the lives and property of his people?

Laughable

Go to court and argue it out. The man said he would invited the proscribed IPOB to Lagos. A terrorist organization for that matter. You too should be arrested.

Will they obey court order.



Anyway holding him doesn't change anything because he's not alone on this.




If children filled with hate continue attack on Igbos,men from East will put body for Lagos.



Rascals attacking innocent Igbos should know this.

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



Really, so the Mention of Ipob made Yorubas shit for body?



No wonder.

helinues:




Freedom of speech is entirely different from inciting people. Make una stop all this victims mentality

But your MC that incited attack against Igbos is working free.

darkwan:
damage is already done....i dont think yorubas will trust any igbo with titles in yoruba areas again....

You think anyone trust Yorubas in Nigeria?

Yoruba man keep singing new social media law

.., and he thinks Nigerians are foolish to worship their drug lord

Some people with boils in their brain

God help Nigeria

Tranquillity360:
But your MC that incited attack against Igbos is working free.

he will not answer you this one the mufo will run away.

Obiedun:
Go to court and argue it out. The man said he would invited the proscribed IPOB to Lagos. A terrorist organization for that matter. You too should be arrested.

The man did not mention IPOB, he said ESN, and ESN is not proscribed by any court in Nigeria

gidgiddy:
This case is pointless, taking someone to court for saying he wants to secure the lives and property of his people?

Laughable

With IPoB terrorists?

oyebanji44:
Was he in biafra land.... ?

If he wanted to protect lives and properties of his people. .he shld ave stayed in biafra land not south west...

Idle bastard...

Then people like you should agree for Nigeria disintegrate so his people can have Biafra


Not have one leg in 'one Nigeria' and be telling people to ho to a Biafra that doesn't yet exist