Ekiti State: Herdsman Remanded For Grazing On N25m Farmland

An Ado-Ekiti  magistrate court on Thursday ordered the remand of Abubakar Usman, a 30-year-old herdsman, for grazing on a cassava farmland “valued at N25 million”.

Bankole Olasunkanmi, the prosecutor, told the court that the accused and others at large, committed the offence at Iyemero farm settlement camp ?in Ikole-Ekiti, sometimes in December.

Olasunkanmi said Usman unlawfully permitted his cattle to graze on the 70 hectares cassava farmland property of Bunmi Akingba.

He said the offence contravened section 2 (i) and punishable under section 7 of prohibition of cattle ?and other ruminants grazing, Ekiti state law 2016.

The prosecutor also said the accused and others at large, had in their possession offensive weapons contrary to Section 4 (1) of the prohibition of cattle and other ruminants grazing of Ekiti and punishable under section 11 of Ekiti state kidnap and terrorism (prohibition) law 2015.

Olasunkanmi told the court that he had forwarded the case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

No plea was taken

After ordering that Usman be remanded, Idowu Ayenimo, the magistrate, adjourned the case till March 3 for mention.

 (The Cable)