When I saw this news report, I laughed and could not control myself as my colleagues wanted to know why I was laughing. Below is a news report from Vanguard newspaper about the arrest and prosecution of 8 people in Lagos for drinking ogogoro.
EIGHT persons including four women have been arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate court in Lagos, for allegedly drinking local gin (popularly known as Ogogoro) and smoking in an unacceptable manner in the public.
Nkereuwen Akpan, 29, James Patricia, 39, Jenifer John, 27, Salami Kazeem, 37, Festus Opara, 35, Princess Pius, 26, Gold Johnson, 27 and John Idoh, 32, were charged on two counts of misdemeanour and unlawful assembly.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Uche Kalu, told the court that on August 14 at 1:20 a.m at Kazuma roundabout, Apapa, the accused persons unlawfully gathered to smoke and drink the local gin in a manner to cause fear and panic in the neighbourhood. Kalu said the offence of the accused contravened Sections 409 and 44(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2011.
However, when the charge was read to the accused persons, they pleaded not guilty.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A. K. Shonubi, granted them bail in the sum of N20, 000 with one surety in the like sum each and adjourned the matter till September 17.
No wa oo, I hope say na like this the police dey prosecute armed robbers and ritualists in the state, I am not saying the policemen in Lagos are not doing a good job, but drinking ogogoro and smoking? haba. Na who no dey drink ogogoro for Lagos? if you like call it Jack Daniels or spirit, all na ogogoro.
lol
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