Man Bags Two Years In Jail For Eating Goat Meat Stolen By 10-Year-Old Son

Francis Chukwuma Ogali has bagged a two-year prison sentence for eating the meat of a goat stolen by his 10-year-old son in Ebonyi State.

Ogali's son was said to have caught two goats belonging to a resident of their community named Ezuma Kenneth on August 27, 2022, in Izziokwu village, Amachi community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state.

The boy allegedly killed and prepared dinner with the goat meat. He subsequently served his father the food when he returned from the farm.

The man who is said to be a widower was said to have eaten the meal without enquiring how his son got the meat. 

It was, however, alleged by his neighbours that he was in the habit of sending his children to steal while he would feign ignorance.

Both the father and his son were arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Abakaliki. 

His son, a Primary 2 pupil of Amachi Community Primary School, confirmed that he killed and cooked the goats for dinner.

The boy, who said that he saw the goats in the forest, claimed that he assumed that they were used for sacrifice.

The father and his son pleaded guilty to the two counts of conspiracy and stealing slammed against them without being legally represented.