A 30-year-old trader has been arrested by the police in Ogun state for naming his pet dog 'Buhari.'
The trader, Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, of No 10, Omikunle Street, Sango-Ota, Ogun State, was reportedly arrested last weekend, after one of his neighbours of Northern extraction complained bitterly that he named his dog after his father, Alhaji Buhari.
Vanguard learned that the complainant reported the case at Sango Police Station, last Saturday, after which the trader was arrested and detained.
However, it was gathered that efforts by the police to recover the dog, which they intended using as evidence failed following a clever move by the suspect.
The trader, said to be trading in female wears at a popular market in Sango, allegedly directed his friends secretly to kill the dog and possibly eat the meat in order to avoid being implicated. It was gathered that consistent appeals by his friends and relations for the police to grant him bail failed as the complainant and his kinsmen reportedly threatened to kill the trader if he was released on bail.
Trader denied bail
The case, however, took a different dimension two days later when Chinakwe’s relatives went to Sango police station to further plead for his bail only to be informed that the case file and the suspect have been transferred to Ogun State Police Command headquarters at Eleweran.
A relation to the suspect, who simply identified himself as Chiedozie, told Vanguard that his brother was being persecuted for no just cause and expressed fears that he may either be poisoned inside police cell or thrown into jail.
Chiedozie said: “Chinakwe is a lover of dogs and he names them after things that tickle him. He bought this dog a year ago and named it Buhari. Unfortunately, some Northerners, who dominate the vicinity where he resides misconstrued his intention and connived to take him up. The complainant then claimed it was derogatory because his father answers Buhari.”
Police sources, however, told Vanguard that the actions of the suspect “were very provocative.”
The source said: “he not only named the dog Buhari but boldly wrote it on the body of both sides of the dog and was seen parading the neighbourhood dominated by Northerners with it.”
As at press time, relations to the suspect were still making frantic efforts to effect his bail while his accusers are insisting that he must be prosecuted.
Police confirms arrest
When contacted around 8pm yesterday, the acting Police spokesman in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, ASP, said he was still trying to get the Divisional Police Officer in-charge of Sango for details.
Oyeyemi later called, stating that: “I have made enquiries. The man bought a dog and inscribed Buhari on both sides of its body. One Mallam lodged a complaint and when our men got there, we found out that it was true. You know such thing can cause serious breach of the peace and ethnic or religious unrest. We are charging him to court for conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.”
Continuing, he said: “He was arrested last Saturday and we are taking him to court later today (Tuesday) or tomorrow morning (today). You know an average Northerner will feel bad over such a thing. It can cause serious ethnic crisis or religious confrontation because when you are relegating such a name to a certain person, you are indirectly insulting him.”
When asked about the whereabouts of the dog that will be used as evidence against the suspect, the police spokesman said: “The dog cannot follow anybody except the owner. We will use him as our evidence because he did not deny it.”

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And so fu cking what

But I have seen two Rottweilers named after World leaders nah.
The male was named: George Bush. The female was named: Tony Blair.
Na who them arrest?

NPF are just useful in reverse gear..

Opportunity to arrest my neighbour that named his Dog Lucky. in fact so many people to be arrested, including the op.

latuntop:
Opportunity to arrest my neighbour that named his Dog Lucky. in fact so many people to be arrested, including the op.

Arrest for what.
Wetin I do_?

Mr. joe nothing will happen to you and "Buhari"! Tell Buhari to come out of hiding! Ogun state is not a northern state!

There is no corroboration between what the complainant and the olopa said! Both parties are strangers to ogun state and none of the parties have any right to threaten each other with fire and brim stone!

God bless GOODLUCK JONATHAN for his humility even when he was highly insulted and stoned by these same northerners and others!!!


***laughing***

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emekatimsu:


Arrest for what. Wetin I do_?

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Because yu didn't put picture to back up this news.

I trust many will not read before commenting .



Chiedozie said: “Chinakwe is a lover of dogs and he names them after things that tickle him. He bought this dog a year ago and named it Buhari. Unfortunately, some Northerners, who dominate the vicinity where he resides misconstrued his intention and connived to take him up. The complainant then claimed it was derogatory because his father answers Buhari.”
Police sources, however, told Vanguard that the actions of the suspect “were very provocative.”
The source said: “he not only named the dog Buhari but boldly wrote it on the body of both sides of the dog and was seen parading the neighbourhood "

Finally I have decided to raise dogs(not one!). Infact I shall raise as many dogs as there are Nigerian leaders, present and past. I shall name the dogs after them, with their spouses in tow. I shall teach the dogs how to behave well and be better citizens than those I named them after.

In Buhari's case, a tortoise will suffice with a cat as its spouse. That's what he and Aisha represent to me.

Nonsense. Everyone and everything has entered dictator mood in this country since Daura dul.lard came on the scene.

Northerns too dey provoke over minor things. Why they too no go buy dogs if possible goat sef cuz nah that one mumu pass make them name am Biafra.

Aboki too dey provoke over minor things. Why they too no go buy dogs if possible goat sef cuz nah that one mumu pass make them name am Biafra.

drake2:
But I have seen two Rottweilers named after World leaders nah.

The male was named: George Bush.
The female was named: Tony Blair.

Na who them arrest?

hehehehehehehe
dis one wrote the name on the two sides of the dog. Imagine

What rubbish is this, what is wrong in naming a dog Buhari

Does Chinakwe have any business with the father of the man complaining..

Are Dogs not named Lucy Have any Lucy challenged Dog owners.

If u claim he inscribed Buhari on the Dog, pls let us see the dog or nobody in that vicinity has a cheap China camera phone to ve taken the pinshure of the dog?

What kind of abusive system of govt is this
Nigerian Police is the most useless set of institution in the world, if uselessness is a game at the Olympics, we would be topping USA on the medal table..

goldiam:
Aboki too dey provoke over minor things. Why they too no go buy dogs if possible goat sef cuz nah that one mumu pass make them name am Biafra.

confirm.

This kind of extreme inequality we experience in the hands of northerners is totally not cool. If some people call for secession now, you will keep hearing ONE NIGERIA.

drake2:
But I have seen two Rottweilers named after World leaders nah.

The male was named: George Bush.
The female was named: Tony Blair.

Na who them arrest?

Continue the lie ok

Hmmmmmm.
I have seen many dogs with human names.