Lawyers back man named dog Buhari
Lawyers back man who named dog Buhari, say it is no criminal offence.
A group of legal practitioners have
waded into the trending story of the
trader who named his dog Buhari.
The lawyers are of the opinion that Joe
Fortemose Chinakwe did not commit any
criminal offence.
The incoming Second National Vice
President of the Nigeria Bar Association,
NBA, Mr. Monday Ubani, on Tuesday,
speaking with newsmen in Lagos said,
“In the eye of the law, it is not criminal
for somebody to name his or her dog
after another person.”
“I understand that a particular dog was
named after a neighbour and both of
them were not in good terms in a Hausa
community somewhere in the South-
West.
“It may be offensive by examining the
circumstances under which the incident
happened. So expediency would have
prevailed on him not to name his dog
after somebody he was quarrelling with.
“Anything you are doing must be with
wisdom. The Bible says wisdom profited
for direction. If such a thing would
provoke unnecessary argument, you
should avoid it,” Ubani advised.
A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Tunji
Muyedeen, in his opinion said, “As far as
I am concerned, there is no way such
offence could be sustained in law.
“The motive of an accused is never and
can never be established by the charge: it must be established by evidence.
Anybody can name his pet after
anybody’s name. He can even call the pet his name.
“However, spurious charge or charges
may be preferred against such person.
We will see what evidence the
prosecution has to prosecute the accused person.
“All of us will be living witnesses to the
trial of the man,” the lawyer stated.
It would be recalled that the trader had
explained that he had been an ardent
supporter of the President and saw
nothing wrong with his action.
Upon his arrest, he had insisted: “I did
not commit any offence. I named my
beloved pet dog Buhari, who is my hero.
My admiration for Buhari started far back
when he was a military Head of State.”
The 30-year-old trader was on Monday
remanded 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
MOT/617c/2016 and the case was
adjourned till September 19, 2016 by the
Chief Magistrate, B. J. Ojikutu.
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