Two rams size each other up during a match at the ram fighting competition held at the National Stadium in Lagos on March 20, 2016. With eight weight categories and referees, the Ram Lovers Association of Nigeria (RLAM) is working to bring ram fighting into the mainstream by enforcing a strict set of rules to ensure ram safety and fair play. Hundreds of people gathered under a blazing sun to watch the rams fight on a sandy pitch, fenced off with orange and blue rope. The Nigerian ram fighting rules state that at the start of a tournament rams are allowed to hit 30 “blows” before the referee calls a tie. By the finals, rams can headbutt up to 100 times.
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun state, on Tuesday, sentenced a 37-year-old man, Ramon Bello, to two years imprisonment for stealing a ram valued at N75,000.
The Senior Magistrate, Mr. S.O. Banwo, convicted Bello upon his plea of guilty.
Judicial symbol for justice
Banwo, however, did not give the convict an option of fine.
The convict, who lives at No.14 Bamidele St. Ota, had pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing.
Bello told the court that hunger pushed him to steal.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, had told the court that the convict committed the offence on Jan.13 at about 5.30 a.m. at Bible College Bus-Stop in Ota.
Gbesi said the convict stole a ram worth N75, 000,owned by Kehinde Yekinni.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
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