Drama In Ilorin As High Court judge Orders Former Chief of Nigerian Navy Retired Vice Admiral Samuel Afolayan To Pay N9 Million Naira To Herdsman For Arresting 42 Cows Brought To Destroy His Farms
An Ilorin High Court has ordered a retired navy chief, Vice- Admiral Samuel Olajide Afolayan, to pay N9 million being the cost of damages and for detaining 42 cows belonging to a Fulani herdsman, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, illegally and unconstitutionally.
The verdict, delivered on January 9, 2018, indicated that the retired admiral was also ordered to pay N500,000 for each day of default of the judgement debt.
Justice Adeyinka Sikiru Oyinloye gave the judgment in suit NO.KWS/83M/2017.
The herdsman, Abdullahi, had sought the declaration of the court that the seizure and/or detention of his 60 cows by the respondent was bizarre, unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.
He also sought the respondent’s unconditionally release of the cows with immediate effect, and another order that the respondent should tender unreserved apology to be published in two national dailies within two weeks of the judgment..
N10m was demanded by the applicant.
According to him, security guards attached to Afolayan had accosted his son outside the farm of the respondent in Obo-Ile in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and pointed gun at him while he was rearing his cows on May 17 2017 and seized the 60 cows.
According to him, despite frantic efforts to get the cows back, the respondent held on to them, insisting that N5m had to be paid to get them back.
Afolayan in his defence, told the court that the cows were led into his farm on the said day and destroyed his cassava and maize farm worth N2.5m while the applicant burnt his cassava processing plant which made him to insist that he must pay for the losses estimated at N15m, which was later reduced to N5m after pleas.
While delivering his judgment, Justice Oyinloye said though the applicant claimed 60 cows were involved, the respondent admitted seizing only 42.
Source -VANGUARD

I am not surprised at all... So after destroying his farm he paid them for a job well done... Naija we hail thee

This Herdsmen are fully in charge of this country... It seems everybody is afraid to offend them

Under Buhari, cow is more important than human...

LALASTICLALA EKAROOOOOOOOO

THE JUDGE SEF NA EWEDURIAN

ANYTHING TO PLEASE OUR MASTERS IS A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT

Whatbkind of useless Judegment is this , they Fulanis are the ones that breached and trespassed into his farm and destroyed yet he is the one to pat them compensation for arresting the cattles

...this is a welcome development Nigerians must reap what they sow
...when a certain section was clamoring for referendum to bring about equity you all played the tribal card
...so enjoy bountifully the fruit of your labour
...please we need more of this till 2023 Buhari the best leader Nigeria ever have

Lol not only 9m 100m ni.this is a bargain BTW Fulani herdsmen and so call judge once he paid the money they will divide it into 3 or to 2.

Lol... I hate it when we are complaining we never see something.... He still has about 6 years more.... Make una either by seat belt and watch the show or hanging rope