40 year old Chinakwe Joachim Iroko who was arrested and arraigned for
naming his dog Buhari, says his stay at the Ibara prison in Ogun state
was a golden moment for him. He fulfilled his bail condition yesterday
and was released from prison custody.
“I am so happy. It is a joy to me. I have missed my family; that was
most painful. Prison is a place to experience in one’s life. It is like a
rehabilitation home: you learn many things there and there are many
people you may not have the opportunity to talk to. But in prison, you
will sit down with them and discuss.
There are many things you take for granted, but when
you go to prison you know there is law. The only thing I am regretting
about my coming to prison is the intimidation from the Hausa community.
Going to prison is a golden moment for me.” he told Vanguard
According to him, he has two other dogs he named after US President Barack Obama
‘I have Obama, Joe’ Explaining why he named his dog Buhari, he said: “As
a matter of fact, they misunderstood me. I have three dogs: one bears
Obama, one bears Joe, an abbreviation of my name. The third is named
Buhari. I named these dogs after my role models. My late dog was named
after Nelson Mandela. I don’t just give any name to my dogs. I give
reputable names to my dogs. It is love I have for Buhari; he is my role
model. Buhari is not the President of the North. He is the President of
Nigeria. I see no reason why Northerners should intimidate me: Nigeria
is one. I see no reason why they will be intimidating me. It is my right
to name my dog any name. Thank God, I have regained my freedom. The
most painful thing is the way they treated my dog. I am not happy that
they killed my dog, while I was in detention. It is my dog, it is my
pet. I love my dogs. They have no right to kill my dog. Nigerians should
know that there are other dogs in other areas that bear Jack as name.
Why is Buhari so special. It is a name that has been existing for
several years.”
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