A 4 yr old Omonigho Abraham is currently
battling for his life at the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, following
an unexpected encounter with two savage
Dogs last Thursday.
Omonigho had his scalp eaten by the two
dogs and dragged across Adegboyega Street,
Akesan Estate, in the Igando area of Lagos.
The dogs didn't stop there, they further
chewed the skin and exposed the victim’s
skull during the attack.
The dogs allegedly dragged him through his
parents' compound for more than one hour
while policemen and sympathizers watched
helplessly at the entrance of the house for
fear of being attacked by the savage dogs. No
fewer than seven policemen from the Igando
Police Station reportedly stood at the gate,
confused.
Rea his family members' and eye witnesses'
account of the incident below:
The immediate elder brother of the victim,
seven-year-old Osemudiamen:
“We were riding a bicycle in the compound
when the big dogs ─ Jack and Gadaffi ─
started barking at us. Later, they moved
towards us.
My elder brother and I quickly ran upstairs
and locked the door while Omo (Omonigho),
who could not run fast, was left behind.
When he got to the door, he knocked that we
should open for him and as we did, one of
the dogs forced his way into the house with
him. We all ran out. Bobby jumped down
from upstairs and I also jumped. But Omo
could not jump, so the dog attacked him. The
other dog also joined in the attack and there
was nothing we could do.”
A neighbor who witnessed the attack: “The
police came, but said there was nothing they
could do. The dogs were growling as they ate
the child alive and that sent fear into
everyone. Nobody could move inside to
challenge the dogs. Everybody was just
shouting in confusion and wielding sticks.”
The victim’s mother, Mrs. Helen Abraham:“I
was away when it happened but when I got
there, I met a crowd. They asked me not to
go inside, but I refused to listen to them. One
of the dogs emerged from the corridor with
blood stains in its mouth. I ran inside. The
other dog, on sighting me, pounced, but I
fought back. It later ran away. I called on
people who joined me to take him to a
hospital.
“This has been a nightmare I want to wake up
from.”
The victim’s father, Mr. Odia Abraham: “The
doctor at Igando said his condition was
critical and we should take him to LASUTH.
When the Incident happened, I was away at
work.But when I got home, I saw parts of my
son’s scalp on the floor. The dogs dragged
him through the compound for about one and
half hours and nobody moved near them. His
face was also affected, but thankfully it did
not get to his eyes. His two brothers, who
survived, also got injured. The seven-year-old
who spoke with you has a fracture, which we
are still treating. The other, who is 13 years,
has a minor injury. We marked Omo’s fourth
year birthday in June. He is a very intelligent
boy and he always tells me he wants to be a
soldier because he loves to protect people. I
am hoping this thing will not affect his
brain,”
The police were said to have arrested the
dogs and their owner, - one Stanley Wesley
A resident said the people living in the house
had warned Wesley about his dogs but he
refused to listen.
“We became alarmed when he brought a
third dog recently which was more
ferocious and bigger than the others.
Whenever he took that dog on a walk,
even adults would be scared.
“People told him to find a place to keep
his giant dogs, but he refused to listen.
It was the new dog that first followed
those children into the house. ”
Confirming the arrest, the Police
spokesperson, Lagos State Command, DSP
Kenneth Nwosu, said the police were the ones
that actually rescued the victim.
“I can confirm to you that on September
25, at about 5.40pm, dogs belonging to
one Stanley Wesley attacked and harmed
a four-year-old boy and the matter was
reported at the Igando Police Division.
“The report from the Divisional Police
Officer indicated that the dogs were
being kept to undergo some tests, while
their owner had been arrested. The
report that the police did not do
anything is not true.”
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