Ekiti magistrate court remands herdsman for grazing on N25m farmland
A 30-year-old herdsman, Abubakar Usman, on
Thursday, February 2, was remanded by an Ado-Ekiti magistrate court for
grazing on a cassava farmland “valued at N25 million”.
According
to The Cable, Bankole Olasunkanmi, the prosecutor, told the court that
the accused and others at large, committed the offence at Iyemero farm
settlement camp in Ikole-Ekiti, sometimes in December, 2016.
The prosecutor said Usman unlawfully allowed his cattle to graze on the 70 hectares cassava farmland property of Bunmi Akingba.
He
said the offence contravened section 2 (i) and punishable under section
7 of prohibition of cattle and other ruminants grazing, Ekiti state
law 2016.
Olasunkanmi
also said the accused and others at large, had in their possession
offensive weapons contrary to Section 4 (1) of the prohibition of cattle
and other ruminants grazing of Ekiti and punishable under section 11 of
Ekiti state kidnap and terrorism (prohibition) law 2015.
Olasunkanmi
told the court that he had forwarded the case file to the office of the
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
The magistrate, Idowu Ayenimo, adjourned the case till March 3 for mention.
In another development, some armed men alleged to be Fulani herdsmen were today, February 2, arrested at Samaru Kataf roundabout, Kaduna.
An
eye witness stated that the herdsmen were arrested around 7:30 am by
the vigilant policemen stationed at the Samaru Kataf roundabout, Kaduna
state.
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