A Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice Yetunde Adesanya has recently heard an application filed by the defense counsel of Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Chief Frederick Nwajagu, Chief Emefo Etudo over Chief Nwajagu non-membership of Indige nous People of Biafra (IPOB) at a sitting on his case at the Igbosere High Court in Lagos, Tafawa Balewa Square.
Etudo argued the application on behalf of Chief Nwajagu before Her Lord ship Justice Adesanya Yetunde. Nwajagu has been in detention since July 2023 due to issues relating to the 2023 General Elections, saying evidence against him was not sufficient to support his conviction.
It will be recalled that Nwajagu was arrested following a midnight raid on his Lagos residence by operatives from the Nigeria Police and Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged threat to invite Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protect Igbos living in Lagos from political assaults and electoral violence arising from the 2023 Elections.
Nwajagu was docked on April 5, 2023, before a Magistrate’s court on two counts of conspiracy and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace. He pleaded “Not Guilty” to the charge but was remanded in prison custody since then.
Etudo, the lead counsel to the defendant assured the media in his brief but precise interview that the totality of evidence so far made him very confident as nothing incriminating was found against the defendant according to the PW2, the police.
With these, the lead counsel said bail for the defendant can be applied for in the course of the investigation, nothing incriminating was found against the defendant, and finding nothing incriminating against the defendant is the totality of the evidence.
Etudo said that after a thorough search of Nwajagu’s house, it was revealed that Nwajagu has no connection with IPOB, and no uniform, flags, symbols, or membership card was found to address him as a terrorist.
He thereafter appealed to the Lagos State Government through the High Court to temper justice with mercy since the IPO on the matter could not justify all allegations with concrete evidence against the defendant.