Mr. Joachim Chinakwe, the 40-year-old trader arrested for naming his dog Buhari, has been arraigned before a Sango Magistrate Court, Ogun State.
Joachim who was arrested on August 13, 2016, was arraigned today.
The charge read in part, “That you, Joachim Iroko ‘m’ (a.k.a Joe) and another still at large on the13th Day of August, 2016 at about 1730hrs at Ketere area Sango, in the Ota Magisterial District did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by writing a name BUHARI on a dog and parading same in the Hausa section of Ketere market Sango Ota and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 249(d) of Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.”
The accused however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
