Man Who Named Dog Buhari Pleads With Court To Dismiss Case
Mr Joachim Chinakwe, the man charged to court for naming his dog Buhari, has asked the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ota, Ogun State, to dismiss the charge filed against him by the police.
Recall that Mr. Chinakwe was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ota, on August 22, 2016, on a one count charge of inscribing the name ‘Buhari’ on his dog and parading same in the Hausa section of the Ketere market in Sango area of Ogun State. He has has however denied the charge.
In a new application filed before the court, Chinakwe, through his lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, is challenging the constitutionality and legality of the charge, which he is asking the court to quash.
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In the motion on notice filed in court on September 16, 2016, Mr Chinakwe is seeking the following from the court:
“He is asking the court for an order quashing Charge No: 671C/2016 preferred against the Applicant herein for want of jurisdiction.
“An order setting down this application for hearing preliminary.
“An order staying further proceedings in this Honorable Court, in Charge No. 671C/2016, pending the hearing and final determination of this application.”
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Chinakwe has consistently maintained that he has the legal right to give his dog any name and that the name ‘Buhari’ is not synonymous with or exclusive to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The case is being presided over by Magistrate B.J. Ojikutu ogf the Chief Magistrate’s Court 2, Ota, Ogun State
