Police Commissioner Arrests Neighbour For Breeding Dogs In Abuja

A Commissioner of Police (CP) in Charge of Police Pensions Office at Force Headquarters, Abuja, has arrested his neighbour for allegedly breeding dogs and other animals.
According to the First Information (FIR) obtained from Maraba Area Court and dated August 28, 2014; the incident was recorded as ‘Criminal Conspiracy, Disturbance of Public Peace and Making Atmosphere Noxious to Health’, according to report from ThisDay Investigation revealed that the CP, who is a resident of Hiltop Estate, Maraba, had ordered the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to arrest his neighbour, one Mr. Chukwujindu Aligbe for rearing different breeds of dogs.
The DPO was said to have acted swiftly and obtained an instant court order to lock the 67-year-old Aligbe in Keffi Prisons for two days until he was rescued by his Church members.
According to the statement in the FIR, Aligbe, who is also a retired Civil Servant and an elder in Four Square Gospel Mission, Asokoro, was accused by the CP of breeding about 40 dogs, monkeys and other wild animals.
The statement read:
“On August 27, 2014, at about 7.30am the Commissioner of Police in Charge of Police Pensions Office FHQ Abuja, a resident at HillTop Estate Mararaba, reported to the DPO Mararaba ‘A’ Division that for over four years now, that you, Chukwujindu Aligbe of the same address breeding almost 40 dogs, monkeys and other dangerous and wild animals in your dwelling of residential house for commercial purposes.
“And being his neighbour at the above address, conspired with your wife name not known and the rest members of your family, to keep these animals in such a way that they constantly bark, make all sorts of noise and pass faeces within your premises which only demarcated from his own by only dwarf wall, which is quite disturbing and noxious to his health and that of his family members of which all efforts to advise you to relocate the dogs proved abortive.
“You thereby committed offences contrary to section 97,113 and 192 respectively of the Penal Code law as suggested”.
Speaking on the matter, the Resident Pastor, Foursquare Gospel Church, Asokoro, Rev. Julius Msheliza expressed shock that such an issue of somebody having a domestic dog could lead to being locked up in jail.
Msheliza who was in court with other members of his church in solidarity with the accused said they want so ensure that justice is done.
Also, a member of the accused family who refused to be named denied the allegations that they are breeding dogs for commercial purposes. “On the contrary, what we have is only 10 dogs and there is no other animal apart from few birds, which are in cages.”