The man, who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari, has shared the experience he had in prison after meeting his bail conditions and his consequent release from custody.
The 30-year-old trader, Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, who was charged to the Ota Magistrate Court 2, Ogun State by the police with conduct likely to cause breach of public peace, in a case with suit number MOT/617c/2016, on Thursday, fulfilled his N50, 000 bail condition.
Shortly after his release yesterday, Joe, as he is fondly called, spoke with newsmen in the state, saying that going to prison was a golden opportunity for him.
Describing his experience as good and educative, Joe 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 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 I will get from the Hausa community. Going to prison is a golden moment for me.”
Speaking further, he reinstated why he named his dog after the president.
He said, “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.
“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,” Joe added.
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