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.

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The same man's farm was ser ablaze by herdsmen recently. There's no justice in Nigeria

Wat a Bizzare Con3

If An Ez Navy Nan can be D's denied Justice , just think Abt d Ordinary man

I swear 2018 is the year of Fulani Herdsmen given how easy things are being made for them.
They killed over 70 people in Benue and are being rewarded with free lands in the guise of cattle colonies.
I can't remember the last time an "ordinary citizen" won a case against a highly placed military personnel as shown in this post, but a Fulani herdsman got justice and in time too if I may add.
Heck, if Fulani herdsmen had qualified for the world cup this year, I would've staked my entire life savings on them.
Fulani Herdsmen are on a roll!.

has any farmer been awarded any damages from herdsmen by any court of law in Nigeria?

Hahahahahahaha...

When will they pay Falae for his burnt farm?

the funny thing be say the judge see na same ethnic with the man oh. the siezed cows were not picked outside the farm oh.

Great decision

ckmayoca:
has any farmer been awarded any damages from herdsmen by any court of law in Nigeria?

Not only the Executive and Legislative arm is terrible at decision making, the JUDICIARY is doing far better in this regard.


Nigeria is in a deep sh!t!