SM was born on 01/01/1993, he lives in Bama, a town located about twenty kilometers from Bobo-Dioulasso. He is a commercial employee by profession, single without children. He appeared before the judges of the Bobo-Dioulasso criminal court this Friday, January 12, 2024 for acts of theft of poultry and goats. At the bar, the defendant fully admits the facts with which he is accused. He explains this to the Men in Black Dresses: “the first time, it was KM, my neighbor in the neighborhood who slaughtered one of my chickens when I was away. Back home, I thanked him because what he did was called good neighborliness. After a month, I subtracted a chicken from the neighbor KM and a goat from the old woman in the neighborhood because I was breeding at home and I didn’t know if the chicken and the goat belonged to them. Regarding the goat, it entered my compound and caused damage to my wife’s kitchen utensils. I caught her and then opted for the owner to come pay for the damage or I sold the goat. Unfortunately for me, I sold the goat without asking anyone’s opinion.”
After the judgment, the court sentenced SM to a prison sentence of 24 months including 12 months in prison and a fine of 500,000 FCFA with suspended sentence.
Annaïsse PAKOTOGO/ intern
