Dog owners would be arrested and prosecuted – Lagos State Police Command
A 36-year-old man, Ashiru Isa has been bitten and killed by two Alsatian dogs in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the image maker in charge of the Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident to Tribune Online on Sunday.
Ashiru was reportedly on his way home over the weekend when the two dogs came out of a Catholic church in the Abule-Egba area and pounced on him…………………………….Continue Reading
The police image maker however said that nobody had as of Sunday evening been arrested in connection with the incident but noted that a cook in the church had made a statement to the police.
According to Hundeyin, one of the younger brothers of the deceased reported the incident to the police
The police spokesperson said, “On Tuesday at about 11.30 pm, the younger brother reported that his elder brother was coming home and two German dogs came out from church premises and bounced on him.”
He added that “The man said the dogs gave his elder brother several bites all over his body. The police immediately visited the scene of the incident by detectives led by the Divisional Crime Officer.
“On arrival, the dogs were not seen. The victim was said to be rushed to Orile-Agege General Hospital for treatment by the family.”………………..Continue Reading
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Unfortunately, the man passed away at Orile Agege General Hospital, and the command stated they are currently looking into the situation.
Immediately BBC News Pidgin shared the post Nigerians who saw it quickly took to the comments section to express their thoughts let’s read two comments of two various people, based on people’s Facebook comments;
1. The owner should be arrested and prosecuted, but all the cows wey done destroyed people’s farm and the Fulani herders wey dey carry weapons, una need to go shoot them at site, and the ones wey carry weapon should be arrested too.
2. Let the police investigate properly first.
What if na thief the man go thief for church wey the dogs come snuff the life out of him?. As the saying goes, a dog will lay down its life to protect its owner if the owners life is been threatened. Let’s not just blame dogs first.
