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Almost two months after his release, the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Frederick Nwajagu, has filed an appeal against his conviction by the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square for unlawfully parading himself as a titled chief in Lagos.

In his Notice of Appeal, filed by his lawyer, Emefo Etudo, Nwajagu is challenging the constitutionality of Sections 26-36 of the Obas and Chiefs of Lagos State Law of 1981, arguing that these provisions violate Sections 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. He is asking the appellate court to overturn the lower court’s ruling and grant him full acquittal.

Nwajagu, 67, was arrested in April 2023 following a viral video in which he allegedly threatened to invite of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos to protect the properties of Igbo residents. During his trial, Justice Yetunde Adesanya acquitted him of terrorism charges, ruling that the Lagos State Government failed to prove its allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. However, the court convicted him of unlawfully parading himself as a titled chief in Lagos and sentenced him to a one-year jail term. Since he had already spent over two years in custody during the trial, the court ruled that he had effectively served his sentence and was free to go.

In his appeal, Nwajagu argues that his activities and those of the Igbo-speaking community in Ajao Estate were constitutional, falling within their rights to freedom of association and expression under Sections 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution. He contends that any restriction imposed by the Obas and Chiefs of Lagos State Law is null and void to the extent of its inconsistency with the Constitution. He further asserts that his conviction contradicts Section 166 of the istration of Criminal Justice (Repeal and Re-enactment) Law of Lagos State 2015 and that the prosecution failed to establish a violation of Section 34 of the Obas and Chiefs Law.

He maintains that neither he nor his community issued any public proclamation establishing a kingship or chieftaincy. “The defendant did not present himself to the general public as a traditional ruler or create public awareness of such a title. His cultural activities within his private residence cannot, by themselves, establish a kingship or chieftaincy,” his appeal states.

No date has been set for the appeal hearing.

Nwajagu was arrested on April 1, 2023, for allegedly threatening to invite IPOB to Lagos to protect Igbo properties. In a 49-second viral video, he was heard saying, “IPOB, we will invite them. They have no job. All of the IPOB will protect all of our shops. And we have to pay them. We have to mobilize for that. We have to do that. We must have our security so that they will stop attacking us at midnight, in the morning, and in the afternoon.” On April 5, he was arraigned before a magistrate’s court on charges of conspiracy and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace. The police alleged that he instilled fear in Lagos residents by threatening to bring IPOB to the state and publicly stated that IPOB would shut Lagos down for a month.

Despite being granted bail of N1 million with four sureties by Chief Magistrate Peter Nwaka on May 6, 2023, Nwajagu was unable to meet the conditions and remained in custody. On May 9, 2023, the Lagos State Government arraigned him on a nine-count charge related to attempts to commit acts of terrorism, participation in a terrorism meeting, and preparation to finance an act of terrorism under the Terrorism (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022. He pleaded not guilty, and his trial commenced on July 4, 2024.

During the trial, prosecution witness Raulat Ibrahim, a civil servant at the Ministry of Local Governments, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Rural Development, testified that the title of Eze Ndigbo was not recognized under Lagos State law. She detailed the procedures for confirming a chieftaincy title, explaining that it required government approval and recognition through a structured process involving multiple state ministries and the governor’s office. She emphasized that no recognized Oba or chief existed in Ajao Estate.

In her January judgment, Justice Adesanya ruled that Nwajagu was guilty of unlawfully parading himself as a titled chief in Lagos, sentencing him to one year in prison without an option of a fine. However, since he had already spent over two years in custody, he was deemed to have served his sentence and was released.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/3/eze-ndigbo-of-ajao-estate-challenges-lagos-chiefs-law-as-he-appeals-his-conviction-2.html#google_vignette

Arrested on April fool's day...

Now that's something

He can't instruct IPOB to help him out?

The man threatened to invite IPOB to protect Igbo lives and businesses in Lagos at a time Igbos were being threatened not to vote there, their businesses being burnt and Igbos being killed

But those who like to shout 'one Nigeria', only heard 'IPOB'. The fact that Igbo lives and interests were being threatened and destroyed meant nothing to them, only IPOB

They charged a man of almost 70 years old to court for terrorism, just because of what he said on a video in his palour, knowing fully well that all he did was talk. All they cared about was teaching him a lesson for mentioning IPOB. They cared nothing about the Igbo lives and businesses being destroyed, which is what angered the man

In the end, the man was discharged of all terrorism charges, but convicted on the ridiculous charge that he called himself "Eze Ndigbo Ajao Estate". They claimed he was parading himself as a King in Lagos. Terrible

Below is the picture of the King of Fulani's in Lagos, the 'Sarkin Fulani Lagos'. Nobody will ever charge him to court, ever ever, he is Fulani

Let this serve as a lesson to any Igbo who still thinks there's anything like 'one Nigeria'

gidgiddy:
The man threatened to invite IPOB to protect Igbo lives and businesses in Lagos at a time Igbos were being threatened not to vote there, their businesses being burnt and Igbos being killed

But those who like to shout 'one Nigeria', only heard 'IPOB'. The fact that Igbo lives and interests were being threatened and destroyed meant nothing to them, only IPOB

They charged a man of almost 70 years old to court for terrorism, just because of what he said on a video in his palour, knowing fully well that all he did was talk. All they cared about was teaching him a lesson for mentioning IPOB. They cared nothing about the Igbo lives and businesses being destroyed, which is what angered the man

In the end, the man was discharged of all terrorism charges, but convicted on the ridiculous charge that he called himself "Eze Ndigbo Ajao Estate". Terrible

Let this serve as a lesson to any Igbo who still thinks there's anything like 'one Nigeria'

Show pictures & videos of those Igbo business that got burnt and those Igbos that were killed..

gidgiddy:
The man threatened to invite IPOB to protect Igbo lives and businesses in Lagos at a time Igbos were being threatened not to vote there, their businesses being burnt and Igbos being killed

But those who like to shout 'one Nigeria', only heard 'IPOB'. The fact that Igbo lives and interests were being threatened and destroyed meant nothing to them, only IPOB

They charged a man of almost 70 years old to court for terrorism, just because of what he said on a video in his palour, knowing fully well that all he did was talk. All they cared about was teaching him a lesson for mentioning IPOB. They cared nothing about the Igbo lives and businesses being destroyed, which is what angered the man

In the end, the man was discharged of all terrorism charges, but convicted on the ridiculous charge that he called himself "Eze Ndigbo Ajao Estate". Terrible

Let this serve as a lesson to any Igbo who still thinks there's anything like 'one Nigeria'

Let him and the people who feel threatened in Lagos go back to Biafla.

PulaPower:

Show pictures & videos of those Igbo business that got burnt and those Igbos that were killed..

Where you in coma when all those things were happening.




Anyway Yorubas like changing narrative.




I put it to you, show evidence your father is truly your father.



Modified

video of the attacked Igbos 👇👇

https://www.facebook.com/EmekaGiftOfficial/videos/577104014354826/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v




One of the attacks reported by your Yoruba media
👇👇

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/03/20/lagos-election-residents-injured-as-thugs-attack-abule-ado-community/?amp

Paraman:
Let him and the people who feel threatened in Lagos go back to Biafla.

Yet this same Fooooolish people saying this keep shouting one Nigeria.

gidgiddy:
The man threatened to invite IPOB to protect Igbo lives and businesses in Lagos at a time Igbos were being threatened not to vote there, their businesses being burnt and Igbos being killed

But those who like to shout 'one Nigeria', only heard 'IPOB'. The fact that Igbo lives and interests were being threatened and destroyed meant nothing to them, only IPOB

They charged a man of almost 70 years old to court for terrorism, just because of what he said on a video in his palour, knowing fully well that all he did was talk. All they cared about was teaching him a lesson for mentioning IPOB. They cared nothing about the Igbo lives and businesses being destroyed, which is what angered the man

In the end, the man was discharged of all terrorism charges, but convicted on the ridiculous charge that he called himself "Eze Ndigbo Ajao Estate". Terrible

Let this serve as a lesson to any Igbo who still thinks there's anything like 'one Nigeria'

I myself don't accept Ndigbo were killed or their businesses were burnt for being Ndigbo in Lagos. The business thing was allegedly an inter state issue, no one has been charged

Thankfully Ndigbo voted en masse to give Peter Obi a win in Lagos state, President Tinubu’s backyard.

You can't invite a terrorist association, as IPOB have been designated, to cause mayhem in a place that is largely peaceful like Lagos. As an almost 70 year old, he should have known better.

It's like doing a video from Times square saying you are going to invite Al Quaeda to the US to protect Muslim lives. Very irresponsible and you must pay the price.

If Eze Ndigbo feels Ndigbo life and businesses are at risk, and I hope it doesn't come to this, he and the business should ship out elsewhere. Go to Abeokuta, Akure or Ibadan if you must be in ala Yoruba to keep your Eze Ndigbo status or want to keep doing business there.

Hopefully he realises that unlike in aligbo were the same IPOB are causing problems especially on Mondays, he has it good in Lagos (not perfect but where exactly is?).

Peter Obi losing presidential elections shouldn't cause this level of bitterness and rancour amongst people that have lived in peace, and still do, for ages. Enough already.

He is wasting his time

He is not a Lagos Chief
Sanwo Olu should even revoke the C of O of his so called palace

Saga16:
He can't instruct IPOB to help him out?

That would be to easy... Using your own court to beat you is better

Paraman:
Let him and the people who feel threatened in Lagos go back to Biafla.

Why? Is this not the one Nigeria you all wanted? If u want them to move you know what to do.. Till then they would remain in Lagos

Attack them if them born you and your fada well

gidgiddy:


They charged a man of almost 70 years old to court for terrorism, just because of what he said on a video in his palour, knowing fully well that all he did was talk.

During ENDSARS, all what Nnamdi Kanu did was also to talk from his studio. But even the blind could see the effect of the talk.

Inciting violence through words of mouth is not just talk.

If dem born any miscreant & area boy well, go dare the Sarkin of the Lagoon

Which miscreant get mind.

I detest Cowards

watch how you talk in public....

lagos is the most peaceful state in nigeria....you cant be invitin troublemakers to the state because you are angry....

you are not happy how lagos state do their matters then return back to your south east....simple....
nobody is forcin ibos to do business in lagos....

if you think police is not enough security then return back to your region....

DatNiggaDaz:


If dem born any miscreant & area boy well, go dare the Sarkin of the Lagoon

Which miscreant get mind.

I detest Cowards

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


Who will ever dare his master in a wrestling match?

You want to die?


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Smartcitizen:




🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


Who will ever dare his master in a wrestling match?

You want to die?


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Miscreants be like

DatNiggaDaz:


Miscreants be like

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Show evidence of Igbo business burnt and igbo people killed.

If this guy posted wasnt breaking the law. Y'all wouldn't be in Ago right now. Maybe other part of Lagos but not Ago Palace.

You guys can be reckless and it will get you burnt. You are probably over 50. I can assure you and your likes that 18 and sixteen years olds Yoruba youths are reading your comments, they will grow with it, it will shape their political ideology, it will be how they know you and whom they know you to be. You need other regions. Having to travel back to SE from all over the place to fight Biafra war proves that you have always needed other regions, even far back 1967. Zik even wanted to rule Ibadan, he wasn't interested in any SE states. You thinking you can take on everybody simultaneously is dumb to me.

Tranquillity360:
Where you in coma when all those things were happening.




Anyway Yorubas like changing narrative.





I put it to you, show evidence your father is truly your father.



Modified

video of the attacked Igbos 👇👇

https://www.facebook.com/EmekaGiftOfficial/videos/577104014354826/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v




One of the attacks reported by your Yoruba media
👇👇

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/03/20/lagos-election-residents-injured-as-thugs-attack-abule-ado-community/?amp

DatNiggaDaz:


Miscreants be like

Tjra:

During ENDSARS, all what Nnamdi Kanu was also to talk from his studio. But even the blind could see the effect of the talk.

Inciting violence through words of mouth is not just talk.

The court of law does not care about what you see, anybody can choose to see anything. The court of law only cares about what you can prove

aswani:


I myself don't accept Ndigbo were killed or their businesses were burnt for being Ndigbo in Lagos. The business thing was allegedly an inter state issue, no one has been charged

Thankfully Ndigbo voted en masse to give Peter Obi a win in Lagos state, President Tinubu’s backyard.

You can't invite a terrorist association, as IPOB have been designated, to cause mayhem in a place that is largely peaceful like Lagos. As an almost 70 year old, he should have known better.

It's like doing a video from Times square saying you are going to invite Al Quaeda to the US to protect Muslim lives. Very irresponsible and you must pay the price.

If Eze Ndigbo feels Ndigbo life and businesses are at risk, and I hope it doesn't come to this, he and the business should ship out elsewhere. Go to Abeokuta, Akure or Ibadan if you must be in ala Yoruba to keep your Eze Ndigbo status or want to keep doing business there.

Hopefully he realises that unlike in aligbo were the same IPOB are causing problems especially on Mondays, he has it good in Lagos (not perfect but where exactly is?).

Peter Obi losing presidential elections shouldn't cause this level of bitterness and rancour amongst people that have lived in peace, and still do, for ages. Enough already.

So don't you see that 'one Nigeria' is a fraud? If Igbo businesses are in trouble in Lagos they should leave? Is it not the same Nigeria they will be leaving for? Why should Igbo businesses be at risk in Nigeria at all because of their ethnicity if there was anything like 'one Nigeria'?

Someone is calling himself 'Eze Ndigbo' only in his living room, they convict him because that liviing room is in Lagos? Where is this 'one Nigeria'?

US is not your backward Nigeria. If you go to times square and threaten to invite ISIS, they will not arrest you to charge you to court for an invitation that has not yet been made, or terrorism that has not yet occured. It's in Nigeria that people get charged to court for crimes they are yet to commit.


The only reason this man was arrested is because he is an Igbo man. Had he been an Hausa man threatening to invite Boko haram to Lagos, nobody would have touched him. The government regularly release Boko haram anyway

One Nigeria is a fraud

Tranquillity360:
Where you in coma when all those things were happening.




Anyway Yorubas like changing narrative.




I put it to you, show evidence your father is truly your father.



Modified

video of the attacked Igbos 👇👇

https://www.facebook.com/EmekaGiftOfficial/videos/577104014354826/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v




One of the attacks reported by your Yoruba media
👇👇

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/03/20/lagos-election-residents-injured-as-thugs-attack-abule-ado-community/?amp

I thought the Yorubas are cowards
Please remind me of your IBB quote again

alanto:
Show evidence of Igbo business burnt and igbo people killed.

If this guy posted wasnt breaking the law. Y'all wouldn't be in Ago right now. Maybe other part of Lagos but not Ago Palace.

You guys can be reckless and it will get you burnt. You are probably over 50. I can assure you and your likes that 18 and sixteen years olds Yoruba youths are reading your comments, they will grow with it, it will shape their political ideology, it will be how they know you and whom they know you to be. You need other regions. Having to travel back to SE from all over the place to fight Biafra war proves that you have always needed other regions, even far back 1967. Zik even wanted to rule Ibadan, he wasn't interested in any SE states. You thinking you can take on everybody simultaneously is dumb to me.

Trash.


People that left your region and went back to East are the one that need you people that came to East and fought three years with help of Britain and it allies just to continue living with Easterners.

Yoruba man reasoning.



What other evidence will a reasonable person ask for when your yoruba news reported the attack on Igbos by Yorubas, something Yorubas ed here claiming Igbos are poking nose on their Yoruba politics.



Below is video evidence and also your yoruba news reported it.


If you don't have data better keep quiet, don't come here again asking for for evidence when I have given you two.


video of the attacked Igbos 👇👇

https://www.facebook.com/EmekaGiftOfficial/videos/577104014354826/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v




One of the attacks reported by your Yoruba media
👇👇

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/03/20/lagos-election-residents-injured-as-thugs-attack-abule-ado-community/?amp

DatNiggaDaz:


If dem born any miscreant & area boy well, go dare the Sarkin of the Lagoon

Which miscreant get mind.

I detest Cowards

only MC Oluomo told you to stay indoors during general election and you sheepishly complied

Tjra:

During ENDSARS, all what Nnamdi Kanu was also to talk from his studio. But even the blind could see the effect of the talk.

Inciting violence through words of mouth is not just talk.

Okay word of mouth in now crime More than yoruba youths that invaded your oba of Lagos palace destroyed his house, chase him out and stole his staff?

Igbo:
only MC Oluomo told you to stay indoors during general election and you sheepishly complied

Cowards are highly detested

The naive Yoruba woman that released this old idi0t will be regretting her decision now.. someone that should have served nothing less than 5 years in jail before.any court hearing or pardon.
They are the ones propagating the 'Lagos is no.man's land' rhetoric and planning to usurp the Yoruba political structure in Lagos.. one of them spearheading the movement to "take" Lagos from Yorubas is now late.
Just imagine the guts of an outsider, saying Lagos laws are invalid because one constitution gives him rights.. the constitution never applies in Igboland against forceful sit at home and human rights violations, it's only in South West they want constitution to protect outsiders.

gidgiddy:
The man threatened to invite IPOB to protect Igbo lives and businesses in Lagos at a time Igbos were being threatened not to vote there, their businesses being burnt and Igbos being killed

But those who like to shout 'one Nigeria', only heard 'IPOB'. The fact that Igbo lives and interests were being threatened and destroyed meant nothing to them, only IPOB

They charged a man of almost 70 years old to court for terrorism, just because of what he said on a video in his palour, knowing fully well that all he did was talk. All they cared about was teaching him a lesson for mentioning IPOB. They cared nothing about the Igbo lives and businesses being destroyed, which is what angered the man

In the end, the man was discharged of all terrorism charges, but convicted on the ridiculous charge that he called himself "Eze Ndigbo Ajao Estate". Terrible

Let this serve as a lesson to any Igbo who still thinks there's anything like 'one Nigeria'

The reason is it easy for anybody to shit on your empty heads is because of the gibberish you always wrote to ganer sympathy! Can you the ibo shops that was burnt during election, or this is part of your numerous propangandas! In the last election, records has it that number of lives lost in the east dwarf other regions! Since you have been using this achebes style propagandas,that has never worked,don’t you think you should use another lies??

obidark:
watch how you talk in public....

lagos is the most peaceful state in nigeria....you cant be invitin troublemakers to the state because you are angry....

you are not happy how lagos state do their matters then return back to your south east....simple....
nobody is forcin ibos to do business in lagos....

if you think police is not enough security then return back to your region....

You want them to return so that you can bring war upon for seceding? No way. One Nigeria till eternity.