Mr Idris Wada, a Chief Prosecution witness, on Wednesday told a Dutse Grade I Area Court in Abuja that he lost four cows when an angry farmer attacked him.
The police charged a farmer, Samson Aku, 67, who resides at Friendship street, SCC road in Bwari,with mischief by killing or maiming an animal.
Being led in evidence by Prosecution Counsel, Mrs Idowu Ojo, Wada said that the four cows died from injuries they sustained when the defendant used his cutlass on them.
He explained that the each of the dead cows, cost N180,000.
”I sold two surviving cows at a give away price of N70,000, so that I will loose our completely.
“I received a call from my son that a farmer who’s farm was close to where he was herding had attacked six of my cows.