Man who named dog Buhari sent to prison

The man who named his dog Buhari , Joachim Iroko,  aka Joe, was remanded on Monday at the Ibara prison following his arraignment at the Ota Magistrate Court 2,Ogun State.

He was charged to court by the police with conduct likely to cause breach of the peace, in a case with suit number MKT/617c/2016.
The prosecutor, Inspector Itaita Ebibomini,  said the accused committed the offence on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at the Hausa section of Ketere Market in Sango-Ota in the Magisterial District. 

The prosecutor told the court that the offence was punishable under Section 249 (d) of criminal law of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2016.
The accused, who was represented by a counsel, U. Michael, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The charge read, "That you, Joachim Iroko, aka Joe, and others still at large, on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at about 5:30 p.m. at the Ketere area, Sango, in the ota magisterial district did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause breach of the Peace, by writing a name, Buhari, on a dog and parading same in the Hausa section of Ketere market, Sango, thereby, committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 249 (d)  all of the criminal law of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2016."

His counsel, however, pleaded that the accused should be granted bill. The prosecutor did not oppose the application for bail. The two witnesses in the case will present in court.

The chief Magistrate, B. J.  Ojikutu, admitted Iroko in the sun of N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum, adding tha the sureties must be regular taxpayers in the state.

" They most attached for passport photographs each  to the bail bond, depose to the affidavits of being gainfully employed, and reside in the court's jurisdiction," he added.

The case was adjourned to September 19th, 2016.

Iroko who was formerly identified as Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, was arrested on Saturday, August 13, after one of his neighbors, who is ofNorthern extraction complained  that he named the dog after his father, Alhaji Buhari.

The suspect was first taken to the Sango Police station, from where he was transferred to the state police command headquarters at Eleweran, Abeokuta.