20 SANs, lawyers to defend man for naming dog after President

The man who named his dog after President Buhari has won 20 Senior Advocates of Nigeria and several lawyers to his side.

Following the uproar that has trailed Joachim Chinakwe Iroko for naming his dog Buhari, 20 Senior Advocates of Nigeria and several barristers are willing to defend him.

According to a report by Daily Independent Newspaper, the legal practitioners are willing to assemble and rise to the defence of Joachim, who has caused a stir for naming his dog after Nigeria's President.

Led by Barr. Inibehe Effiong, convener of the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD), the lawyers the decision was a move against “injustice, tyranny and arbitrariness.”