'Tinubu can't be sworn in' - Court gives verdict on anti-Tinubu protester

A magistrate court sitting in the Zuba area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has denied the bail of an air passenger that protested in Ibom Air a few weeks ago that "Tinubu Can't Be Sworn In".

According to Vanguard, the court handed over Obiajuli Uja, who made the sensitive statement about Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, while on board an Abuja-Lagos bound flight, to the police.

Senior Magistrate Mohammed Abdulazeez Ismail of the Magistrate court, while giving his verdict on the bail application filed by Uja's lawyer, noted that the application was premature.

According to the magistrate, the exhibits attached to Uja's application did not say the defendant was not fit to fail trial but indicated that his mind was not well sounded.

Ismail posited that though the constitution guarantees every Nigeria's liberty, the court has the capacity to deprive a person of their liberty based on health grounds.

The magistrate held that Uja could not get bail, citing Section 35(1)(e) of the Nigeria 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Section 278 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015.

Recall that Uja was seen in a viral video referring to himself as Obidient, a supporter of Peter Obi of the Labour Party and shouting that Bola Tinubu should not be sworn in on May 29 as expected.

Legit.ng earlier reported that 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 had 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.