- Three herdsmen have been arraigned in court for alleged unlawful destruction of a rice farm worth N4.5 million - They were arraigned b...
- Three herdsmen have been arraigned in court for alleged unlawful destruction of a rice farm worth N4.5 million - They were arraigned by the police on a count charge of malicious damage before Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye
- The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them, while the case was adjourned until Monday, February 24 for hearing
A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital on Tuesday, January 21 arraigned three herdsmen for alleged unlawful destruction of a rice farm worth N4.5 million. The Nation reports that the accused persons are Nafiu Mohammed (20), Mohammed Audu (20) and Bumba Karba (17). According to the report, they were arraigned by the police on a count charge of malicious damage before Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye.
Prosecuting Inspector Johnson Okunade said the defendants committed the offence on Tuesday, January 7, at a farm settlement in Okemesi Ekiti, Ekiti West local government area.
The activities of herdsmen in Ekiti has been causing ripples in the state in recent times. Photo source: Twitter Source: UGC He said total damage caused by the accused person to the farm belonging to the complainant, Mr Olusola Sanni was N4.5 million He noted that the offences contravened section 451 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012. The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
Their counsel, Mr Busuyi Ayorinde, urged the court to grant the defendants bail, promising it that they would not jump bail. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye, in his ruling granted the defendants bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum. He adjourned the case until Monday, February 24 for hearing.
Meanwhile, the Fulani cattle rearers association, an umbrella body for herdsmen, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore says the support for the newly launched security outfit in the southwest, Operation Amotekun by leaders in the region, shows how primitive Yoruba people are in politics.
Alhassan Saleh, national secretary of the group, stated this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television on Monday, January 20. He berated the Yoruba intelligentsia and political class for supporting the initiative, alleging that the security outfit is geared towards halting the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the southwest.
By Jerrywright Ukwu
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