By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The lawyer of the anti-Tinubu passenger aboard an Abuja-Lagos flight has confirmed that his client, Mr Obiajulu Uja, from Oji-River Local Government Area, Enugu State, will be charged on Monday, 3 April, 2023.
The lawyer, Ejike Ugwu, queried the decision to prosecute Uja, whom he said was mentally challenged.
“The DPO said the man will be charged on Monday; this is a man that we said is mentally ill. Have you conducted any medical examination on him to know whether he is mentally fit to be charged to court? On what grounds are you charging? Ugwu wondered.
It was reported that Uja announced that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, must never be sworn in on May 29.
In a video posted on social media, it was observed that no fewer than six airport security officers removed him after he held the plane for more than an hour.
According to Ugwu, the passenger, a former bank worker in Lagos, had been in Abuja for a few weeks.
“The man worked with Zenith Bank until he developed some health issues. Some days ago, Riz Continental Hotel, Abuja, chased him away from the hotel because of his mental instability,” the lawyer added.
According to him, Uja bought three tickets on Friday for Lagos State, noting that on getting to the airport, he (Uja) had issues with almost all the airlines before he eventually boarded Ibom Air.
Ugwu said when he asked him what happened, “he told us that he wanted to market his products and that he was just trying to get the attention of the passengers when he raised the issue of Asiwaju will not be sworn in.
“If you go through his social media, you will understand that he is not even a member of the Obedient movement. But the long and short of it is that the man is mentally unstable.
“After he was arrested and the DPO saw reports in the media, the DPO confided in me that the man is not a normal person.
Source: Punch
