A Magistrates’ Court sitting at Rijiyar Zaki, Kano State, has sentenced one Alhaji Inuwa Ayuba to two months’ imprisonment for the unlawful felling of seven neem trees in Sarauniya village, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area.
The court, however, gave Ayuba an option of a fine, in addition to ordering him to plant 14 neem trees as part of his punishment.