A 40-year-old man, Femi Afolabi, on Tuesday appeared before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife for allegedly killing a bat on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University.

Afolabi appeared before Magistrate Muhibah Olatunji on a count of a breach of the public peace.

The police prosecutor, Adewale Adesina, said the defendant committed the offence on Monday, January 13, 2020, around 9am on the OAU campus.

He said Afolabi put up a conduct likely to cause a breach of the public peace when he entered the campus without permission and killed a bat with a catapult.


According to him, the offence contravenes Section 249 (d) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun State, 2002.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence.

His counsel, Samuel Obi, applied for bail on behalf of his client.

Ruling on the application, the magistrate admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum.
She adjourned the case till February 11, 2020, for hearing.

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did this really happen?

so person just dey waka round town with catapult looking for bat to kill.
however, why should he be arrested. is the bat related to the VC or the IGP?

So person no fit chop bat in peace again

Chai...

That judge is damn wicked, bail of 100000 bcus of killing bat.

Its like buying a bat with N200000. Chai

VC is mad ordinary bat, what if he kills antelope

Killing of bat,take it you to court if come kill fowl na be say you go reach special tribunal... meanwhile in the north human are being killed like chicken..no arrest,no court

And bats plenty for there o

You can imagine! without bail? that judge is wicked and evil.hunger dey naija,the man dey hungry and he say make him kill bat take eat,na him dem do am like dis? nigeria is a joke

The stupid judge for kuku sentence am to death.. What is now wrong with our judges these days??

Someone that can't raise 3k to buy chicken,instead went to kill bat,na em una want make he come pay 200k? Kuku kill am o,Mr Jailer...

Where do they get these dumb judges from?
No one owns that bat and even if the university claims it, it isn't worth 2K.
Why set a bail of 100,000?
This is how the dumbasses in the supreme court started.

Wonders shall never end, so common bats are now federal assets?

Killed Batman's cousin brother!!

Lol. Somebody be tripping up there.
Ya know how many bats dey the zones??
Ridiculous..