Hunter nabbed for shooting a ‘bush pig which later transformed into his friend’

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday
remanded a 33-year-old hunter, Ganiyu
Abdullaral, in prison custody for allegedly
killing his friend who alleged changed into
a pig.
The Magistrate, Modupe Afeniforo,
directed the prosecutor to duplicate the
file and send it to the Director of Public
Prosecution for legal opinion. Afeniforo
adjourned the case till Nov.11 for further
mention.
Prosecutor Monica Ikebulo told the court
that the accused shot at a bush pig which
later transformed into his friend.
Ikebulo said the accused committed the
offence on Sept.9 at Iwaraji Camp via
Efon Alaaye in Efon Alaaye -Ekiti.
She said that the accused on the said
date with eight of his colleagues now at
large went for group hunting and
unlawfully shot his friend, Iginla
Oluwashina, with his Dane gun.
The prosecutor applied for an adjournment
to enable her duplicate and send the
office to the Director of Public Prosecution
for legal advice.
Ikebulo said the offence contravened
Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap C
16,Laws of Ekiti State. 2012.
No plea was taken.