THE Ogun State Police Command yesterday, said it
had rearrested Mr. Joe Chinakwe, who named his
pet dog Buhari, noting that the suspect would be
arraigned in court on Monday. It also stated that
Chinakwe, who was earlier released a few days ago,
was picked up again based on its belief that the
suspect’s action was capable of provoking an
ethnoreligious crisis.
had rearrested Mr. Joe Chinakwe, who named his
pet dog Buhari, noting that the suspect would be
arraigned in court on Monday. It also stated that
Chinakwe, who was earlier released a few days ago,
was picked up again based on its belief that the
suspect’s action was capable of provoking an
ethnoreligious crisis.
Saturday Vanguard had exclusively reported the
three-day detention and subsequent release of the
30-year old after the intervention of the Serkin
Hausa and President-General of non-indigenes in
the state. He was taken into custody after one of
his neighbours, who was later found out to be a
Nigerien complained that the dog was named after
his father, Alhaji Buhari.
It was learned that the prompt intervention of the
elders made the complainant to withdraw the case
at Sango-Ota Division. Police sources had earlier
told Vanguard that upon his release, the father of
two, who hails from Ukwunzu in Aniocha North
Local Government Area of Delta State and the
complainant were made to sign an undertaking not
to cause any breach of peace.
In the light of these, the suspect’s arrest yesterday
opened another page on the matter that had
aroused public interest. However, the state’s Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, told
newsmen that Chinakwe was rearrested yesterday to
prevent the state from being plunged into crisis,
adding that the complainant and his sympathisers
had threatened to kill the suspect. He further stated
that
the suspect was being held at the Criminal
Investigation Department of the command, noting
that the arrest was done to save Chinakwe’s life. In
addition, the Police mouthpiece said the suspect,
had confessed that he named his pet dog Buhari
and had the name written on the body of the dog.
His words: “The man is here with us. He is at the
Criminal Investigation Department.
The charge will be prepared here and he will be
arraigned at Sango Magistrate Court on Monday.
“He is going to court on Monday because what he
did was highly provocative.
It can cause an ethnic and religious crisis. We have
to be proactive, we cannot fold our arms and allow
the state to be plunged into crisis. “In fact, the
arrest was made to save the suspect’s life because
the complainant and his group have threatened to
kill him if he comes back and this may trigger
violence”.
Further investigation by Vanguard showed that the
Police had not recovered the dog which may likely
serve as evidence.
Chinakwe was arrested last Saturday after one of
his neighbours complained that he named the dog
after his father, Alhaji Buhari.
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