Mr. Joachim Chinakwe, the 41-year-old trader arrested and detained at the Sango Ota Police Station, Ogun State, on August 13, 2016, for naming his dog Buhari, has said his life is no longer safe.
Speaking with Punch’s correspondent on Friday
minutes before he was again locked behind bars at the State Police
Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the capital, after initially being released
last Tuesday, the father of one who hails from Delta State, said he feared for
his life because he does not know what could happen to him next.
“I had to leave for Eleweran very early on
Friday after receiving a letter on Thursday evening inviting me to the Command.
I thought I was being called over for a peace talk, I never knew it was for the
purpose of detaining me again.
“I am a law-abiding
citizen of this country, I have never deliberately committed any offence
before, I don’t know why I am being treated like this. I only called the dog
that name for the love I have for President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria, I
didn’t mean to taunt or hurt anybody with it. I don’t know what next could
follow this, I am afraid for my life, I am in danger, please help me,” Chinakwe
said before the telephone line went off.
The latest twist to the matter has caused
relatives and friends who have been running round to free the trader serious
distress. His 26-year-old wife, Ifeoma, and 18-month-old daughter, Temi, has
also been badly affected by the situation.
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