Nigerian Police Arrest Two Dogs For Attacking A 4 -Years Old Boy

Omonigho Abraham

The two arrested Dogs 

The Lagos State Police Command has said only a court of law could decide whether the two dogs which ate the skull of a four-year-old boy in Igando area of Lagos State, Omonigho Abraham, be killed or not.

The command, which paraded the two dogs at its headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos State on Tuesday, added that the dogs had been examined and been found to be disease-free.

The Commissioner of Police, Cornelius Aderanti, said it was important to parade the dogs so that the public would rest assured that the dogs were still in police custody, and had not been released as being rumoured.


He said, “We have brought the dogs out so that the public would know that they are still in police custody. They have been examined and show no negative trait. It is only the court that will decide what happens to them. The police cannot decide to kill the dogs.”

The PUNCH had reported on Tuesday, October 21, that the victim, Omonigho, had asked the police to kill the two dogs which bit his skull.

Omonigho Abraham, the four-year-old boy, who was attacked by two dogs in the Igando area of Lagos State, has said the police and the government must ensure that the dogs that almost took his life are killed.

The little boy, who is in the Burns and Plastic Ward of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, told PUNCH Metro on Monday that he would not return home until the dogs were dead.

The victim, who still had a bandaged head, said he tried to run from the dogs when they started to attack him but he was overwhelmed.

Narrating his ordeal, he said, “I was playing with my brothers when the dogs entered our flat. I could not jump, so they bit my head. I pinched Gaddafi (one of the dogs), but he did not leave me. It was when I heard the voice of my mummy that I woke up. I want them to kill the dogs; I won’t return home.”

Omonigho, whose face was still marred with signs of the attack, wore a sad countenace when he saw the gory pictures of his torn head on his father’s phone.

He later started playing games on the smart phone.

A worker in the ward who said the boy’s health had improved compared to when he was admitted said, “The day they brought him here remains unforgettable for me. I couldn’t eat throughout that day because he looked horrible.”

PUNCH Metro had reported that Omonigho’s scalp was bitten off by two dogs in their neighbourhood, while he played with his brothers.

Punch  correspondent learnt that Mrs. Abraham fought off the dogs and snatched her son from their jaws.

The father of the victim, Odiah, berated the police for failing to rescue his son. He also accused the police of attempting to muddle up the investigations.

A veterinary officer of the police, Yahaya Usman, also told journalists that the medical record showed the dogs had neither rabies nor other dog-related diseases.

He said, “So far, they have not shown any negative trait. The medical history shows that they don’t have rabies or the Ebola Virus Disease. The dogs are with us, and only the court will determine what happens to the dogs.”

Meanwhile, the victim’s father, Mr. Odiah Abraham, told our correspondent the dog had three days to the incident chased a neighbour and his wife had warned the dog owner, but he refused.