Man Arrested For Naming His Dog Buhari

A 30-year-old trader name Mr. Joe Fortemose Chinakwe has been arrested by the police in Ogun state for naming his pet dog ‘Buhari.’

He was arrested last weekend when his neighbour, name not given but from the northern extraction, didn't find the joke funny reported the matter to the police that Mr. Fortemose named his dog after his father Alhaji Buhari.

The trader, said to be trading in female wears at a popular market in Sango, allegedly directed his friends secretly to kill the dog and possibly eat the meat in order to avoid being implicated. It was gathered that consistent appeals by his friends and relations for the police to grant him bail failed as the complainant and his kinsmen reportedly threatened to kill the trader if he was released on bail.