Court orders immediate release of Igbo Chief who threatened to invite IPOB to Lagos

LEGIT

High court Lagos division has acquitted and discharged Fredrick Nwajagu, the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, of terrorism charges.

On Wednesday, January 15, the presiding judge, Yetunde Adesanya, ruled that the Lagos state government led by Babajide Sanwo-Olu failed to prove the terrorism charges against Nwajagu beyond a reasonable doubt.

However, the judge convicted Nwajagu for parading himself as a chief in violation of the Oba and Chiefs Law of Lagos state.

As reported by The Cable, Nwajagu was sentenced to one year in prison on this charge, but given that he had already spent nearly two years in prison custody, the judge ordered his immediate release.