An Abuja Grade 1 Area Court has sentenced a 29-year-old furniture maker to two months’ imprisonment for amputating the leg of a neighbour’s dog.

Ekene Ukachukwu of New Jerusalem, Dutsen-Makaranta in Bwari Area Council was convicted for cruelty to animal, an offence that contradicts Section 207 of the Penal Code.

The police prosecutor, Kaura Arziki, told the court that the complainant, one Kasimu Braimoh, of same address on March 3, reported at the Dutsen- Alhaji Police Station how the accused, on March 7, threatened to kill his dog whenever it goes to his house, and that when confronted, the accused repeated the same threat to him.

The prosecutor further said the complainant, on the following day, discovered that his dog valued at N25,000 had been macheted and the right leg amputated.

He said the accused admitted committing the act when accosted, adding that he was going to do more.

When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment by the judge, Mohammed Marafa, with an option of N10,000 fine.

The court also ordered him to pay a compensation of N25,000.

Similarly, a 24-year-old technician was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment by the same court for assisting a suspect to escape arrest.

Felix Benjamin of New Site Dutsen-Makaranta was convicted for screening of an offender, an offence that contradicts Section 167 of the Penal Code.

The police prosecutor, Kaura Arziki, told the court that the complainant, Kasimu Braimoh of same address, invited a police officer from Dutsen-Makaranta Police Outpost, on same date, to arrest one Ekene Ukachukwu for amputating the right leg of his dog.

He said the accused asked the suspect to run away to escape arrest, which he did, adding that the accused admitted committing the offence during police interrogation.

When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment by judge Mohammed Marafa with an option of N20,000 fine.

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Nigeria will surely get there...

Lol

shiit happens

"D dog must me from a rich family" #shining ma white teeth

hehehehe.... dis z hilarious

When humans are crying for justice it's one useless dog that gets it.... what!

kromoto:
When humans are crying for justice it's one useless dog that gets it.... what!

some people value dog more than anything...in fact, have tried to visit any of those rich men dogs, what they consume for food , is more that some people salary in year....lol

DONSMITH123:


some people value dog more than anything...in fact, have tried to visit any of those rich men dogs, what they consume for food , is more that some people salary in year....lol

Such is life....

kromoto:


Such is life....

abi

kromoto:
When humans are crying for justice it's one useless dog that gets it.... what!

You are worse than shekau

Bluetooth2:


You are worse than shekau

haba bros, he hasn't said anything to deserve this na.....why the hate?

Bluetooth2:


You are worse than shekau

he's just voicing out his mind.............

The guy has no right to hurt the dog, now he has paid for his foolishness.

Bluetooth2:


You are worse than shekau

Only Ali can know Ali

kromoto:


Only Ali can know Ali

LOL

hahahaha.... he entered one chance









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Nice

Very funny... What will happen if I used the dog to cook sauce to eat with yam or plantain? Will they kill me as well? #iLove404

is this the change we are waiting for?

K

The judge must be a dog lover. We need stiffer punishment for bestiality and animal cruelty in this country

Only in naija

Nonsense! We don't have animal Rights in Nigeria

Take the Dog to Calabar and you'll have to jail a whole tribe!.

serves him right.

Sincere4u:
Take the Dog to Calabar and you'll have to jail a whole tribe!.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Funny post

That serves him right. He should bear the consequences.


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That's change we need ,we must stop killing these innocent animals especially SNAKES . I don't know what snakes did for their previous generations