"Tinubu Can't Be Sworn In": Court Decides Fate of Peter Obi Supporter Protesting Against President-elect
- The man who staged a lone protest on an Ibom Airline flight over the weekend against the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu on May 29 has been remanded in prison
- Obiajulu Uja, who claimed to be a supporter of Peter Obi, a candidate in the February 25 presidential election, was charged in court for breach of peace
- Uja's lawyer, Ejike Ugwu, said the police did not have a psychiatrist or psychologist examine him before taking him to court
FCT, Abuja - Obiajulu Uja, who staged a one-man protest against the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu on an Ibom Air flight boarding from Abuja to Lagos, has appeared before a Magistrate Court in Abuja.
The man seen in a viral video over the weekend, calling himself an Obidient, Peter Obi supporter, was remanded in prison custody by the magistrate court, The Tribune reported.
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Details of Peter Obi supporter protesting against Tinubu's Presidency
According to the report, Uja, who claimed to be a PhD holder, was charged with being a "public nuisance, resisting lawful arrest, threatening violence and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.”
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His counsel, Ejike Ugwu, while addressing journalists on Monday, April 3, said Uja was admitted to the Muhammadu Buhari Police Hospital in Abuja, alleging that the hospital lacked a psychiatrist and psychologist who could examine him.
The lawyer accused the police of hurriedly charging Uja to court without holding on for the doctor they invited from the national hospital to examine him properly.
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Ugwu added that his client's bail application would be heard on Thursday, April 6.
Recall that Uja held up the Ibom airline for over an hour, shouting that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, must not be sworn in as he referred to himself as an Obidient, a supporter of the candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election.
No less than six airport security officers bundled him out of the airline after he started the protest.
On Saturday, April 1, the video of the incident took over social media. Uja was later accused of causing a breach of peace with his action and threatening violence.
"Tinubu can’t be sworn in": Man shouts in viral video, delays Ibom Flight
Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian man had been carried out of an Ibom Airline flight after shouting in the commercial airline that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, must not be sworn in.
The man was suspected to be Peter Obi's supporter as he was seen shouting that Obidients could see how he was being treated while he claimed he was a PhD holder.
Some passengers posited that he was a threat and should be taken off the flight, while others told him to go to court and challenge the poll's outcome.
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