A driver in Adamawa State, David Donald, has been remanded at a correctional centre within the capital, Yola, after he allegedly consumed massive portions of an area beer referred to as burukutu and refused to pay for it.
The defendant additionally allegedly added two plates of fish pepper soup to his unpaid payments.
Donald, charged with dishonest and arraigned earlier than an Higher Space Court docket 4 sitting in Yola, was issued the remand order after he pleaded responsible to the offence opposite to Part 302 of the Penal Code Regulation.
David, who hails from Karin Lamido in Taraba State, was arraigned earlier than the Ibrahim Musa-led Higher Space Court docket in Yola by the Adamawa State Police Command.
In keeping with the police, David had on the twenty first of February, 2024; at an area joint in Yola, ordered 5 plastic buckets of burukutu and two plates of fish pepper soup.
After consuming the beer and consuming the fish pepper soup on the spot, he tried to flee with out paying. He was caught and subsequently handed over to the police.
The prosecuting police officer, Sgt Kabiru Abubakar, instructed the courtroom that the defendant dishonestly collected the beer and pepper soup with a complete worth of N6,600 from Felicity Sunday and Linda Ali.
In keeping with the prosecutor, the complainants reported the matter to the police, accusing the defendant of refusing to settle the payments.
