Sunday, 18 September 2016

Hunter nabbed for shooting a ‘bush pig which later transformed into his friend’

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday
remanded a 33-year-old hunter, Ganiyu
Abdullaral, in prison custody for allegedly
killing his friend who alleged changed into a
pig.

The Magistrate, Modupe Afeniforo, directed
the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it
to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal
opinion. Afeniforo adjourned the case till
Nov.11 for further mention.
Prosecutor Monica Ikebulo told the court that
the accused shot at a bush pig which later
transformed into his friend.
Ikebulo said the accused committed the
offence on Sept.9 at Iwaraji Camp via Efon
Alaaye in Efon Alaaye -Ekiti.
She said that the accused on the said date
with eight of his colleagues now at large went
for group hunting and unlawfully shot his
friend, Iginla Oluwashina, with his Dane gun.

The prosecutor applied for an adjournment to
enable her duplicate and send the office to
the Director of Public Prosecution for legal
advice.

Ikebulo said the offence contravened Section
319 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16,Laws of
Ekiti State. 2012.
No plea was taken.

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