The Police in Ogun State, yesterday, released
unconditionally, the 30-year-old trader, Joe
Fortemose Chinakwe, who was arrested last
Saturday for naming his pet dog ‘Buhari’.
unconditionally, the 30-year-old trader, Joe
Fortemose Chinakwe, who was arrested last
Saturday for naming his pet dog ‘Buhari’.
The embattled trader, who was visibly angry after
his three-day incarceration in police cell, was let off
the hook around 5pm on Tuesday after the
intervention of both the Serkin Hausa and President-
General of non-indigenes in the state.
It was learned that the prompt intervention of the
elders made the complainant to withdraw the case
he reported against the trader at Sango-Ota division
which was later transferred to Police headquarters
at Eleweran.
However, police sources said both the complainant
and suspect were made to sign an undertaking not
to cause any breach of peace again.
Speaking to Vanguard after this release, the trader,
a father of two from the Niger Delta, who trades on
second hand clothing lamented that he was made
to suffer for no just cause.
Complainant from Niger Republic
Narrating his ordeal, Chinakwe said “It is annoying
because the complainant is from Niger Republic
and I am sure he is one of those illegal aliens in
this country. He connived with one Police Sergeant
from the Northern part of Nigeria called Musa, who
works at Sango Police division to humiliate me.
Worse still, the Divisional Police Officer there, did
not help matters as he refused to entertain any plea
from me after I was arrested that Saturday night. He
simply ordered his men to throw me into the cell.”
Why dog was named Buhari
Continuing, he said “I did not commit any offence. I
named my beloved pet dog Buhari, who is my hero.
My admiration for Buhari started far back when he
was a military Head of State. It continued till date
that he is a civilian President. After reading his
dogged fight against corruption, which is like a
canker worm eating into the very existence of this
country, I solely decided to rename my beloved dog
which I called Buhari, after him. I did not know that
I was committing an offence for admiring Buhari.
Ordeal with Police
“I was intimidated and thrown inside the cell with
hardened criminals for about three days. While I
was there, the complainant from Niger Republic and
Sergeant Musa from the North kept on taunting me
saying people from my part of the country are
trouble makers and that after detaining me, they will
throw me into prison where I will die unsung.
''Even when my wife came with our baby on her
back, they stopped her from giving me food. One of
my friends that came to see me was also
maltreated.
“While taking me to Eleweran the next day, they
handcuffed and chained me together with that my
friend. Fortunately, when we got to police
headquarters, both the Commissioner of Police and
other officers were angry with their colleagues at
Sango-Ota.
''They were wondering loudly why I was brought to
the headquarters over such a minor case. It’s very
unfortunate that I have to be so humiliated in my
own country because of the antics of a foreigner in
connivance with my brother from the North.”
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