An Igbo traditional leader has been charged by the Lagos State Government for making terroristic threats while threatening to unleash Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) members on the state.
The IPOB members under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu had been threatened with an invitation to Lagos by the Eze Ndigbo known as Frederick Nwajagu in order to protect the Igbo residents’ property.
Following his threats to endanger the lives and properties of Lagos residents, the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested him on April 1.
Nwajagu, who was arrested in the Ejigbo area of Lagos, was arraigned by the state government on a nine-count charge before Justice Y. A Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court.
He was arraigned for the offences of “attempting to do Acts of Terrorism under Section 403(2) of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2015; Participation in Terrorism Meeting to Support a Proscribed Entity, Attempt to finance an Act of Terrorism, Preparation to Commit an Act of Terrorism under Sections 12(c), 18, 21, 29 & 12(a) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, amongst others.”
amongst others.”
The monarch who was the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, area of Lagos, however, pleaded “not guilty” to the charge.
Justice Adesanya, therefore, adjourned the matter till July 4 and 5, 2023, for trial.
