The Police in Ekiti State yesterday arraigned 50-year-old Ladan Abubakar before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged unlawful cattle grazing.
The defendant of no fixed address is standing trial on a one-count charge of unlawful grazing of cattle.
The police prosecutor, Insp. Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 1 at about 07:30am at Ewu-Ekiti.
Oriyomi alleged that the defendant unlawfully grazed his cattle in an authorised place.
He said the offence contravened Section 2 and punishable under Section 7 of the Prohibition of Cattle and Other Ruminants Grazing Law of Ekiti State.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the file and assemble his witnesses.
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