By Editor
Five men have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti over the alleged unlawful grazing of cattle on unauthorised farmland and possession of five cattle suspected to have been stolen.
The defendants are Abdullahi Maluma, 35; Dengi Umaru, 44; Muhammad Umar, 65; Mohammed Amadu, 18; and Malami Umar, 50.
The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendants allegedly committed the offences at Itapaji, within the Ikole-Ekiti Magisterial District, at about 8am on October 14, 2026.
He alleged that the defendants unlawfully grazed cattle on unauthorised farmland and were found in possession of five cattle reasonably suspected to have been stolen.
Oriyomi said the alleged offences contravened Sections 2 and 7 of the Prohibition of Cattle and Other Ruminants Grazing in Ekiti State Law, 2016, as well as Section 345 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
Counsel to the defendants, Barrister Adunmi Olanipekun, urged the court to grant his clients bail.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Adeosun, granted each defendant bail of N100,000, with one surety each in like sum.
The case was adjourned until November 24, 2026, for hearing.
