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With countless suits ranging from high-profile corruption to political cases clogging the Nigerian courts, one might think there is no room for cases such as this — but apparently, there is.

Little wonder the judiciary is referred to as “the hope for the common man”.

The police on Friday arraigned Emeka Nnamani, a butcher, before a chief magistrates’ court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja, for allegedly swindling a goat supplier.

The 35-year-old butcher was charged with criminal breach of trust and cheating, to which he pleaded not guilty.

John Okpa, the prosecution counsel, told the court that the complainant, Joe Ilodiuba, reported the matter at the Kubwa police station on February 21.

Okpa said that Ilodiuba had entrusted five goats to the defendant to sell and remit the money to him on February 11.

However, the defendant was alleged to have sold the goats and converted the money for his personal use.

The prosecution counsel said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 312 and 322 of the penal code.

Yetunde Iwot, the magistrate, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N75, 000 with one surety in like sum.

Iwot also ordered that the surety must be a chairman of the Butchers’ Market Association, in Abuja, adding that his address must be verified by the prosecution counsel.

The matter has been adjourned to April 6 for continuation.

To be continued…