The Kuje Correctional Centre has confirmed that Obiajulu Ujah, who protested the victory of President Bola Tinubu on Ibom Air is mentally unstable.
The medical report or his psychiatric evaluation has therefore been presented to the Zuba Magistrate Court by the Kuje Correctional Centre.
Recall that Ujah, an alleged supporter of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had On March 31, 2023, caused a stair at the Abuja airport after publicly opposing President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29
He was consequently ejected from a Lagos-bound Ibom Air flight after he was considered a security flight risk.
Upon his arraignment in April, he was sentenced to one month in prison to allow medical experts assess his mental health.
However, a medical report signed by the Kuje Prison Chief Medical Officer (CMO) said Ujah has a mental disorder.
Magistrate Abdulazeez Ismail Muhammad subpoenaed the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) at the last sitting of the FCT Magistrate Court in Zuba.
The Kuje Correctional Centre CMO was also summoned to “provide his opinion in writing as to the state of mind of Ujah, who is said to be mentally challenged.”
With the report now before the court, Ujah will learn his fate at the next hearing in the case, which has been rescheduled for June 15, 2023.
