Passenger who issued cautionary statement about Tinubu’s inauguration detained for mental assessment

An Abuja magistrate court has ordered the detention of Obiajulu Ujah, an Anti-Tinubu Passenger, at the Kuje Correctional Facility.

Ujah will be under observation for a month so that medical professionals can assess his mental health.

Recall that on March 31, Ujah caused a scene aboard an Ibom Air flight headed for Lagos from Abuja. He issued a cautionary statement about the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu.

The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) filed a case with the case number CR/08/23 against Ujah.

Zuba Magisterial District received a decision on Thursday from Magistrate Abdulazeel Ismail Muhammed of the FCT Magistrate Court.

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He declared, “Having carefully examined the medical report dated April 17, 2023, and signed by consultant psychiatrist Dr. Olusegun Shoyombo, I am of the opinion that the defendant cannot defend himself.”

Muhammad referred to Section 278(3) & (4) ACJA, 2015 because he needed immediate medical attention.

The section states that the trial must be postponed and the defendant remanded for a maximum of one month if the court is not confident in the defendant’s ability to present a defence.

The section also specifies that a medical officer must keep an eye on the detained defendant throughout his remand.

The medical officer must provide the court with a written assessment of the person’s mental state prior to the end of that time period.

When the officer cannot come to a firm conclusion, he must certify this to the court and request an extension of remand for up to three months.

“I hereby order that the defendant be remanded for medical observation for one month,” Muhammed said, citing all of the above, the need to prevent the risk of jumping treatment, and the discovery that Kuje Correctional Facility has the necessary medical staff.

The defendant will receive the necessary medical care from the medical staff at the expense of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the magistrate continued.

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