Joe Iroko, the man who is facing trial for naming his dog after Nigeria’s president, General Muhammadu Buhari has named his newborn daughter, Aisha.
This is presumably after the president’s wife, Aisha Buhari, and this particular name should be viewed as less offensive as it was given to a human being.
Inibehe Effiong, an All Progressives Congress-leaning activist disclosed this on his Twitter handle in a set of 8 tweets mocking the Nigerian police and suggesting that names of the President and his family members are “protected”.
Effiong was picked interest in Iroko’s case following the media attention that followed his arrest, was involved in raising money to meet his bail conditions.
1. Joachim Iroko Chinakwe, the man who named his dog 'Buhari' has done it again. He has just called to inform me that he has named his..
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
2. newly born baby/daughter after the wife of @NGRPresident. He has given his 3-day-old baby two names; Mise and Aisha. According to him…
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
3. Mise is a native Delta name which means 'I am doing it'. He said that he also named his daughter Aisha, after the wife of @NGRPresident
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
4. and that she will bear the two names concurrently. Sincerely, I am short of words. I never for once contemplated this.
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
5. As a matter of fact, I deliberately refused to ask Iroko what name he intended to give his daughter when he called last Friday, Sep. 2.
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
6. to intimate me that his wife had put to birth. I do not know what Nigerians will say about this.
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
7. It is my prayer that this will not also end him in jail since some names seems to have special protection of the @PoliceNG.
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
8. Let us hope that this is not another "conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace".
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 4, 2016
