The Lagos
State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, yesterday said that
the two dogs which attacked a four-yearold boy at Adegboyega Street,
Akeem Estate, Igando had been arrested and would soon be arraigned.
Aderanti said the dogs were being detained and were still under
investigation. The commissioner added that after investigations, the
dogs and their owner would be arraigned.
The child, Omonigho Abraham, was attacked about 5.40pm on September 25. “The operatives are trying to look at the relevant laws guarding domestic pets in the state,” Aderanti said. It was said that the dogs, Jack and Gadaffi, dragged little Abraham downstairs. The child was supposed to have been under the care of some adults, but they were not around when the dogs pounced on him. The dogs belonged to the landlord where the boy lives with his parents.
The residents and policemen, who were alerted to the scene, watched as the dogs maul the child. They later said they were scared of the dogs. The victim, who is currently being treated at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, is in a critical condition. An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Yahaya Usman, said: “What we did when they brought the dogs to the Police Command was to quarantine them. We wanted to find out whether the dogs had rabies or not.”
Usman said the dogs were kept in isolation for two weeks, but did not show any sign of the disease. The police said that the medical history of the dogs showed they had been vaccinated. “They are, however, still under close observation. They will be charged to court and the court will determine what would be done to the dogs,” said Yahaya.
The child, Omonigho Abraham, was attacked about 5.40pm on September 25. “The operatives are trying to look at the relevant laws guarding domestic pets in the state,” Aderanti said. It was said that the dogs, Jack and Gadaffi, dragged little Abraham downstairs. The child was supposed to have been under the care of some adults, but they were not around when the dogs pounced on him. The dogs belonged to the landlord where the boy lives with his parents.
The residents and policemen, who were alerted to the scene, watched as the dogs maul the child. They later said they were scared of the dogs. The victim, who is currently being treated at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, is in a critical condition. An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Yahaya Usman, said: “What we did when they brought the dogs to the Police Command was to quarantine them. We wanted to find out whether the dogs had rabies or not.”
Usman said the dogs were kept in isolation for two weeks, but did not show any sign of the disease. The police said that the medical history of the dogs showed they had been vaccinated. “They are, however, still under close observation. They will be charged to court and the court will determine what would be done to the dogs,” said Yahaya.
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