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Tuesday 23 August 2016

Man who named his dog Buhari pictured in court

40-year-old Joachim Chinakwe who was arrested for naming his dog ‘Buhari’ has been arraigned in court.
He was arrested on August 13, 2016, and was arraigned before a Sango Magistrate Court, Ogun State on Monday August 22, 2016.
The charge read in part,

“That you, Joachim Iroko ‘m’ (a.k.a Joe) and another still at large on the13th Day of August, 2016 at about 1730hrs at Ketere area Sango, in the Ota Magisterial District did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by writing a name BUHARI on a dog and parading same in the Hausa section of Ketere market Sango Ota and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 249(d) of Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.”
He however pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted a N50,000 bail with two sureties..



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