Crimes

Lagos govt arraigns Eze Ndigbo for terrorism

The Lagos State Government has arraigned a man who threatened to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the state, Eze Ndigbo, for alleged terrorism.

The Star had reported that Ndigbo, who threatened to invite IPOB members to Lagos to secure the properties of Igbo people in the state, was arrested on April 1 by a joint team of policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The man, who was arrested in the Ejigbo area of Lagos, was arraigned by the state government on a nine-count charge before Justice Y.A. Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court on Tuesday, May 9.

READ ALSO: Police, DSS arrest Eze Ndigbo for threatening to invite IPOB to Lagos

The defendant was arraigned for the offences of “attempting to do Acts of Terrorism under Section 403(2) of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2015; Participation in Terrorism Meeting to Support a Proscribed Entity, Attempt to finance an Act of Terrorism, Preparation to Commit an Act of Terrorism under Sections 12(c), 18, 21, 29 & 12(a) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, amongst others.”

Ndigbo, however, pleaded “not guilty” to the charge.

Justice Adesanya, therefore, adjourned the matter till July 4 and 5, 2023, for trial.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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