A court in Kano state has ordered a man to kill his cockerel on or before Friday, 7th April.

TheLagostimes gathered that the court gave the ruling following a complaint from a neighbour who told the court that the bird often deprived him of sleep.

Magistrate Halima Wali, on Tuesday, heard that Malam Yusuf’s bird deprived the neighbourhood of their deserved rest and declared the cockerel a nuisance.

However, Yusuf told the court that he had bought the bird to celebrate Good Friday and pleaded with the court to allow htm keep the bird until the Christian holy day before killing it for a family feast.

Judge Wali heeded to his plea but warned him against allowing the fowl roam the area and disturbing residents.

She also asked him to ensure he slaughters the bird on Friday as promised, or face a penalty from the court.