Police AIG summons case files of man who named his dog ‘Buhari’

The Assistant Inspector-General of
Police for the Zone II Command
Headquarters in Lagos, Abdulmajid Ali,
on Saturday said the case files of a
man alleged to have named his dog
‘Buhari’ should be transferred to his
desk with immediate effect.
“For now, the AIG Zone II has called
for a meeting that we want to call the
parties involved in the matter to see
how the matter could be resolved,”
Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola
Oyeyemi, told PREMIUM TIMES.
Joe Chinakwe, 30, was arrested and
confined to a police cell in Sango Otta,
Ogun State, for three days last week
after a neighbour complained that he
named his dog ‘Buhari,’ the Vanguard
reported.
The neighbour, who police identified
as Halilu Umar from Sokoto State,
reportedly told the police that Mr.
Chinakwe’s decision was aimed at
spiting and ridiculing his father who
also happened to be named ‘Alhaji
Buhari.’
Mr. Chinakwe, a trader, was
immediately arrested and detained for
three days without bail, the Vanguard
reported.
The paper quoted police sources as
saying that Mr. Chinakwe’s action was
“very provocative” and capable of
stocking ethno-religious tensions in
the country, allegations Mr. Chinakwe
reportedly denied.
Mr. Chinakwe told the Vanguard he
named his dog ‘Buhari’ out of personal
affection he had for President
Muhammadu Buhari.
After a brief freedom he was granted
by the police, Mr. Chinakwe was again
rearrested on Friday.
Police said they rearrested Mr. Chinakwe ahead of
his arraignment before a Magistrate’s Court on
Monday as well as to guarantee his safety, having
been allegedly threatened by neighbours.
Mr. Oyeyemi said since Mr. Ali had expressed his
interest in the case and wanted to broker a peace
amongst the parties involved, Mr. Chinakwe might
not be charged to court again on Monday.
“The matter may likely not go to court again on
Monday,” Mr. Oyeyemi said.
The Zone II Command covered Lagos and Ogun
States.