Nigeria: 10 years after, man drags neighbour to court for cutting tree

A man, Iliyasu Zubairu Yako, has dragged his neighbour, Isa Kofa Yako, before a Shari’a court in Nigeria for allegedly cutting down his tree sometime in 2013 after his (Yako’s) wife delivered a baby.

The complainant told the court that the defendant refused to apologise to him since cutting the three, so he decided to seek compensation.

When the court asked the defendant whether the incident happened, he said yes but that he was given permission by someone to cut the tree.

The Judge however adjourned the matter until after the Eid break.

Speaking to journalists after the hearing, the complainant said, “I was waiting for him to come and apologise because he entered my house and cut my tree for his wife after she delivered a baby, yet he didn’t come. My problem is that he didn’t ask for my permission and also didn’t apologise.”