Joachin Iroko, the man who named his dog Buhari spoke with newsmen
shortly after he left the prison ward in Abeokuta, describing his
experience as good and educative. When asked how he felt after leaving
the prison yard, he said:
“I am so happy. It is a joy to me. I have
missed my family; that was most painful. “Prison is a place to
experienced 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.”
Explaining why he
named his dog Buhari, he said:
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.”
Matters
took a funny twist when Iroko was stranded after he was released, as he
did not have
transport fare to go to his Sango residence.
took a funny twist when Iroko was stranded after he was released, as he
did not have
transport fare to go to his Sango residence.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari’s official spokesman Garba Shehu in a series
of tweets has explained that president Buahri isn’t concerned or behind
the arrest of the trader.
of tweets has explained that president Buahri isn’t concerned or behind
the arrest of the trader.
This comes after Joachin finally met his bail condition and was released.
He wrote...
I am thinking of saying, using my own handle that people linking the
President to this dog incident are just displaying their ignorance of
the type of person he is.
He enjoys cartoons and likes sharing
them. The ones he enjoys the most are those that caricature him. It is
cheap and sensational to say he can order a police action against a
caricature. When he picks a paper, the first page he reaches for is the
cartoon page. He laughs and laughs.
The President must be having a good laugh over this whole thing.
People should listen to the real story behind this dog incident and to
not waste precious time seeking the hand of the President in a
laughable incident!