An air passenger identified as Mr. Obiajulu Uja, who engaged in a lone protest demanding that President-elect Bola Tinubu must never be sworn in as president on May 29, has been arraigned before the Zuba Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, and remanded in prison custody. The incident occurred on a Lagos-Abuja flight, where Uja was forcibly removed by airport security officers after holding up the aircraft for more than an hour.
According to his lawyer, Ejike Ugwu, Uja was charged with “public nuisance, resistance to a lawful arrest, threatening violence, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace,” as outlined in sections 396, 267, 188, 172, and 144 of the Penal Code Law.
Despite being admitted to the Muhammadu Buhari Police Hospital, Area 11 Abuja, Ugwu noted that the hospital did not have a psychiatrist doctor or psychologist to examine him. The lawyer further added that a doctor from the National Hospital, Abuja, was invited to examine Uja, but the efforts were unfortunately futile.
Ugwu expressed concern about the way the police handled the matter, stating that the police have not disclosed the result of the tests conducted in the hospital. He also alleged that the police had an interest in the case because Uja was charged in court before the doctors could examine him properly.
Uja’s bail application is set to be heard on Thursday, and his lawyer is hoping that he will be granted bail.
