A passenger who caused a commotion by expressing anti-Tinubu sentiments on a Lagos-bound Ibom Air flight has been remanded in the Kuje prison by a Magistrate Court in Abuja.
The anti-Tinubu passenger, Obiajulu Ujah, will remain there for one month while medical experts assess his mental health. Ujah is currently facing a criminal charge in case number CR/08/23, filed by the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Magistrate Abdulazeel Ismail Muhammed of the FCT Magistrate Court ruled on Thursday in Zuba Magisterial District. “Having scrutinized the medical report dated 17th day of April 2023 and signed by Dr Olusegun Shoyombo, a consultant psychiatrist, I am of the opinion that the defendant cannot defend himself,” he said. Muhammed utilized Section 278(3) & (4) of the ACJA, 2015 due to the urgent need for medical attention. The section states that if the court is unconvinced of the defendant’s ability to defend themselves, the trial will be postponed, and the individual may be remanded for a maximum of one month. During this remand, a medical officer will oversee the defendant and provide a written assessment of their mental state before the end of the period. If the medical officer is unable to form a definite opinion, they will inform the court and request a further remand of up to three months. “From all these, the need to prevent the risk of jumping treatment and having found that Kuje Correctional Facility has the requisite medical personnel, I hereby order that the defendant be remanded for medical observation for one month,” Muhammed said. According to the magistrate, the Federal Government of Nigeria will bear the cost of the necessary medical treatment for the defendant, as provided by the medical personnel.
Blogger Cutie Julls has shared an update on her Instagram page about the death of the late wife of IVD, Bimbo Ogbonna who passed on a few months ago. According to the Instagram blogger, IVD appeared in court today, January 31st, 2023. He was accompanied by his lawyer and relationship expert turned friend, Blessing CEO. IVD was reportedly charged with involuntary manslaughter by Lagos State following details leading to his wife, Bimbo’s death. In her words, she wrote; “BREAKING NEWS: Lagos-based auto dealer, IVD has been just been remanded in Kirikiri prisons Earlier today, IVD who appeared in court in the company of his lawyer and Blessing CEO was charged with involuntary manslaughter by Lagos State following the details leading to the demise of his wife, Bimbo Martins. 
