A Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has remanded an aircraft passenger, Mr Obiajulu Uja, who claimed to be a supporter of the Labour Party’s Obidient movement and was evacuated off an Abuja-to-Lagos flight for allegedly protesting the inauguration of “president-elect”, Bola Tinubu.
SaharaReporters had on Saturday reported that the Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, would charge him to court for criminal incitement.
Uja was on Monday arraigned before the Zuba Magistrates’ Court, Abuja and remanded in prison custody.
His lawyer, Ejike Ugwu, disclosed this to PUNCH on Monday.
A copy of the charge sheet showed that Uja was charged with “public nuisance, resistance to a lawful arrest, threatening violence and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace contrary to sections 396, 267,188,172 and 144 of the Penal Code Law.”
The lawyer said, “He was arraigned at the Zuba Magistrates’ Court after they deceived us because yesterday he was taken to Muhammadu Buhari Police Hospital, Area 11 Abuja.”
The lone protester had on Friday onboard the flight announced that Tinubu must never be sworn in as President on May 29, 2023.
It was gathered that it took the efforts of no fewer than six airport security officers to carry the man out after holding up the aircraft for more than an hour, as the 6pm flight had yet to move as of 7pm.
The man could be heard shouting while he was being carried off the aisle saying, “Obidients you’re here. They are doing this to me. Obidients you’re here, I am naked. Obidients you’re here, I am going naked.”