Driver remanded for killing cows, sheep worth N2m

A driver, Danlami Ogah, 24, was on Wednesday ordered to be remanded in police custody by a Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, for killing 10 cows and three sheep worth N2 million.

The magistrate said Ogah, who pleaded guilty to the charges, should be remanded in police custody pending judgment and sentencing.

The police had arraigned Ogah on four-count charges, bordering on driving without due care, failing to report, driving without a valid licence and maiming cows.

Magistrate Yusuf Ibrahim gave the order and deferred the matter until July 14, for judgment and sentencing.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the defendant, the driver of a 911 articulated vehicle, with registration  number KSG 250 XA, drove recklessly.

Dabo said that the dangerous driving resulted in the death of 10 cows, three sheep, as well as injuring many of the cattle valued at N2 million.

The offence, according to the prosecution, contravenes the provisions of sections 28 (1), Section 27 (1) of the Road Traffic Act (RTA), and 326 of the Penal Code.