Fulani herdsman sentenced to 2-years imprisonment in Ekiti state!

An 18 year old herdsman, Haruna Ali, has been
sentenced to two years imprisonment by a
Chief Magistrate Court Ekiti state for unlawfully
grazing his cows in a farmland in Ado-Ekiti, the
state capital. Haruna was arraigned before the
Magistrate, Idowu Ayenimo, on Jan 22nd 2016
on a two-count charge of willful and unlawful
damage of farm crops at Ago Aduloju in Ado-
Ekiti. The case after the initial hearing was
adjourned to today September 19th.
The magistrate while delivering judgement,
ordered that the sentence should run
concurrently, explaining that the term was
minimal because the offence was committed
before the Grazing Law was enacted in the
state.



Source :LIB
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE