A magistrate court in Gidan Murtala, Kano State, has ordered the killing of a citizen’s male chicken (cockerel) for allegedly causing a disturbance in the area where he lived.
According to news reports, a neighbor, Yusuf Muhammad Ja’en, filed a complaint with the court, claiming that Isyaku Shu’aibu’s chicken deprived the neighborhood of their earned rest and was always a disturbance.
Ja’en claimed that the Cockerel screamed excessively loudly, preventing them from sleeping.
After hearing from all sides during a Tuesday hearing, Judge Halima Wali ordered Yusuf till Friday to kill the cockerel.
Shu’aibu, on the other hand, reportedly informed the court that he acquired the bird to celebrate Good Friday and appealed with the court to let him retain it until the Christian holy day before killing it for a family feast.
Judge Wali listened to his petition but advised him not to let the fowl roam the area and annoy people.
She also demanded that he slaughter the bird on Friday as agreed or face a court punishment.