Nigerian opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari speaks during an interview in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, April 29, 2007. Buhari said he'll organize protests to block next month's inauguration of Umaru Yar'Adua, the winner of April 21 elections marred by allegations of fraud. Photographer: Karl Maier/Bloomberg News

Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, a trader, who was arrested by Nigerian Policemen in Ogun state for naming his dog

“Buhari”, has disclosed why he gave his dog the name.

Chinakwe, 31, who trades on second hand clothing, lamented that he was made to suffer for no just cause.

He disclosed that he named his dog “Buhari” because of his admiration of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said “I did not commit any offence. I named my beloved pet dog Buhari, who is my hero. My admiration for Buhari started far back when he was a military Head of State. It continued till date that he is a civilian President.

“After reading his dogged fight against corruption, which is like a canker worm eating into the very existence of this country, I solely decided to rename my beloved dog which I called Buhari, after him.

“I did not know that I was committing an offence for admiring Buhari.”

215 thoughts on “‘‘I Named My Dog Buhari Because He Is My Hero’’ – Arrested Trader Cries Out”

  1. Guy, who gave you that sense….even the highest court will free you after cooking such beautiful poem on why you named your pet “buhari”, guy forget ooo everybody knows why. Even the police commissioner understand. U0001f600U0001f600U0001f600U0001f600

  2. Is a Dog Not Better Than Buhari?When People Want To Die Of Hunger In Nigeria……They Should Free The Guy Jor..Illiterate People.

  3. Onyenganga Okposi

    Hahahah… U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
    Smart nwafo Igbo! Me personally wouldn’t for any reason name my loved animal Buhari, NO, not even my donkey!
    You mean after wasting my hard earned resources buying and feeding an animal, I should give it ‘Buhari’? Bu… wetin? God punish devil!!!

  4. He might be right.. “Think of it” … Its a pet dog in which he loves… Will u ever hv a bad intention or start giving a bad name to ur love ones..?

  5. Free the innocent man.
    He has done northing wrong.
    I can’t even name my pet dog that name that is not lovely.

  6. Ayelokun Hercease Olanrewaju

    You name it buhari or wrote buhari on it body ? Why you were be arrested is because they don’t want you early grave . You know what chaos this might have led to if the northern see that.

  7. naija police no get sense
    instead of dem to thinking of how dey will cub corruption,dey re here arresting sumone dat name his dog buhari, so if e come im dog Obama nko…………

  8. Obasanjo bought a Chimpanzee and name her Patience, he was not arrested people even laughed over it..Africans have a long way to go

  9. Haaahaa but come think of it som dog is better than buhari.. what zoo police no is How to kill innocent citizens..Biafra is my Home

  10. Itz Maxwell Guobadia

    I trust Nigeria government,very soon they will invite him for a dinner night in Aso rock after that, they will give him appointment for minister of Dogs and public assault……hahahahahahah io non felice,perche mio a Nigeriana U0001f603U0001f603U0001f603U0001f603U0001f603U0001f603U0001f603U0001f603U0001f603

  11. Ayelokun Hercease Olanrewaju

    Call out a sensible person from your zone to represent you on social media . You ain’t a being and you should be tested for amnesia.

  12. Dieudonne Mwibelecha Lusambya

    I’m so confused. Is what he named the a bad thing? Can someone explain?

  13. Aliagha Kingsley Uchenna

    Is he only the person that answer buhari in Nigeria? Moreover, the has the right to name his pet any name that pleases him. What would do if see someone calling his dog Amaka? U can not do anything because u are not only Amaka that is existing. I have heard of dogs called George bush, bill, Jonathan and heaven did not fall.

  14. Movingman Biafra Emmanuel

    Grammar is like an egg, when it falls it breaks, so break it broU0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602

  15. Movingman Biafra Emmanuel

    Jovial Mum, thank God you are not single, i would have taken you away U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602

  16. This called primitively every pets has right to gives a name you liked buhari or no buhari

  17. N he was wrong he should have named it junior U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602

  18. Also the dog is not really happy with that name when the dog sleep bad dearms all the time.

  19. Amaka Nix Onovo

    Dnt gt me wrng am nt supportin buhari..d man is tryin to deny d real fact why he named d dog buhari by sayin buhari is his hero…no be only hero…Dog evn beta pass dis our president oo

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  21. Olalekon Psymon Awoyemie

    Na ma Igbo pals full here ooo. Make I take to ma heels. U0001f3c3 U0001f3c3 U0001f3c3

  22. Chidi De Virgynus Ezeh

    Is an Insult for such a beautiful dog, you buy pig and name it Buhari because he is even worst than pig and gay put together.

  23. Folorunso Gbadebo

    That stupid Police officer should be dismissed from the force and the Yeye DPO .
    The two of them are not fit in the service of Nigeria Police

  24. Have seen people naming there cats and dog Obama and no body arrested them, this is to show how back word and primitive that we are, and we read meaning to everything we see and here that’s why what is not suppose to course of create problem will make room for them, we use and exercise our power in every little thing. I can still remember how the former president and his wife’s name was been paraded with on air media and individuals and yet they never paid attention to any of it, and there was so much freedom of speech just like d western world, but now the reverse is d case from the grate team called CHANGE.

  25. anyway if u were in d mans shoe u wud done same 2 save ur neck cuz dis is govt is semi military bt dis d question i think buhari wil kn d answer

  26. Homoba Hadebayo Hadetola

    I don’t believe they arrested him base on the name given to the dog only,, he most have done some function thins with it

  27. Nwachukwu Chukwunyere Cyril

    @ Jovial Mum, you are right the country no fit reasonable and sensible people like you,

  28. Nwachukwu Chukwunyere Cyril

    @ Amaka Nix Onovo, you are right don’t mind those that attacking you indirectly for saying the truth, for Buhari to defile his wife when she was 9 years old it shows that he is a real dog and baboons, after all, this same Buhari called those claiming to be Nigerians Baboons and Monkeys during his campaign.

  29. My question is, which one is more derogatory and arrest worthy.. 1.Giving a wild beast the name of a sitting President, Just as obasanjo did a chimpanzee.?
    2* Naming a beloved pet the name of Rear Gem/Hero (Buhari).?
    3* Is Nigeria really a Zoo?

  30. Iheanacho Godwin

    Hahahaha… D guy is just a big fool. Chika no mind am abeg. “U have don’t a wrong”… Hahahaha

  31. Yinka Odesola-Osinubi

    hahahahahaaaaaa…..
    lwkmd oooooo!!!!!&!!!
    chai.
    your hero don put you for whahalha….
    singing in efreboh tune…lolz.

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