Court orders Afolayan, ex-navy chief, to pay N9m to herdsman for seizing 42 cows

An Ilorin High Court has ordered a retired navy chief, Vice- Admiral Samuel Olajide Afolayan, to pay N9 million being the cost of damages and for detaining 42 cows belonging to a Fulani herdsman, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, illegally and unconstitutionally.


The verdict, delivered on January 9, 2018, indicated that the retired admiral was also ordered to pay N500,000 for each day of default of the judgement debt.
Justice Adeyinka Sikiru Oyinloye gave the judgment in suit NO.KWS/83M/2017.

The herdsman, Abdullahi, had sought the declaration of the court that the seizure and/or detention of his 60 cows by the respondent was bizarre, unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.

He also sought the respondent’s unconditionally release of the cows with immediate effect, and another order that the respondent should tender unreserved apology to be published in two national dailies within two weeks of the judgment..

N10m was demanded by the applicant.

According to him, security guards attached to Afolayan had accosted his son outside the farm of the respondent in Obo-Ile in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and pointed gun at him while he was rearing his cows on May 17 2017 and seized the 60 cows.

According to him, despite frantic efforts to get the cows back, the respondent held on to them, insisting that N5m had to be paid to get them back.

Afolayan in his defence, told the court that the cows were led into his farm on the said day and destroyed his cassava and maize farm worth N2.5m while the applicant burnt his cassava processing plant which made him to insist that he must pay for the losses estimated at N15m, which was later reduced to N5m after pleas.

While delivering his judgment, Justice Oyinloye said though the applicant claimed 60 cows were involved, the respondent admitted seizing only 42.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/court-orders-afolayan-ex-navy-chief-pay-n9m-herdsman-seizing-42-cows/amp/

The guy forgot that cows are our nationals and arrested them!

What kind of bias judgement is this?

Fulani herdsmen can't be defeated in Nigeria according to one cow, do we need to ask ifa to comfirm this?

Its a lie

Herdsmen cannot allow cows to eat crops of Yoruba men because they voted APC

Enjoy your change.

Lol....A sikiru gave judgement against a Samuel in favour of Abubakar.... that's how we roll.

The Yoruba should pay fulani 500k for any day he defaults. Talk about justice in the Fulani republic

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Lol....A sikiru gave judgement against a Samuel in favour of Abubakar....that how we roll

Afonja raining blows on another Afonja

Those who still doubt Buhari's agenda, I pity them.

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They invaded the man's farm, he seized their cows on his farm, they burnt down his entire farm and still took him to court and won 9m instantly.

Yoruba moozlems brought this upon themselves. We warned them but they called us IPOD yoots.

Yoruba moozlems enjoy your Shithole Republic. Sai Baba! Buhari till Fraudgeria becomes better than USA.

Interesting judgement.

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Y'all remember that Fulanization thing I told y'all about?

It has started..

Quite unfortunate.

Ilorin the conquered land

The owner of the cows went through a legal process to seek justice, and that's quite commendable. Quite certain he didn't choose the violent way because the ex naval chief also have armed guards at his disposal.

Now the farm owner can sue for the damages done to his farmland. Let's see how the court handles that.
Here's the first piece of farmer-cattleherder dispute that didn't end in bloodshed. Nice!

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9 million for them to buy more guns and kill more people .... but wait oh what about his burnt farm??

Is this a joke?

Is 42 cows worth N9million?

What about afolayans farm and crops that the Fulani herdsmen burnt?

Who will pay for those?

Buhari, your evil days in power is numbered.

See how fast the judgment is. Awonoloriburuku. I thought Fulani herds men are invincible. Who took the case to court?. It is now clear that this Fulani wahala is big men vs the common person. Everything in this country is gradually pointing to her ending.

this is rubbish.... Who will now pay for the damages done to the naval chief farm..... This Nigeria sef.....

Now I think something is wrong here....

No-one addressed his loses BUT he took laws into his hands.
Force doesn't win all the time.

One commissioner of police under Governor Lam Adeshina once lamented on the fulani situation - on the difficulties experienced arresting them as they are always on the move. They commit crime and move somewhere else

Buhari weldone... We know where deir motivation is coming frm

We're in trouble in this one Nigeria, but some people don't know how yet.

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What he's saying in essence is that Yoruba Moozlems are in for a long thing. This is just the beginning.

i dont think this man is aware that cows has more value than human beings, oga the cows are the direct cousins to our beloved president. The cow owner will be looking at him like this.

Speechless.

I think the FG should replace the eagle in the coat of arms with a cow, since cows are now sacred animals

That's what is obtainable in a shithole country with shithole leaders and shithole judiciary. What a judgement

O looking forward to a better Nigeria

Cows are now more valued than humans under Buhari's government. How many persecution have been made for the human lives lost. Cursed ruler

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Around 2015 if I could remember I visited this man's farm when I was doing my attachment, He was complaining to my Oga about how the Fulani herds men around were giving him issues.. Destroying his crops and stuff.. Now it has come to this. I feel bad for him.