A 45-year-old
commercial driver, Saturday Akpomose, narrowly escaped death last
Saturday, after he was attacked by seven dogs at Ajah area of Lagos
State. The timely intervention of residents and passers-by saved the
driver from the dogs.
Akpomose, who hails from Akwa Ibom State, had gone to the area with
his wife to visit his in-law, Mr. Christian Peter, when the dogs pounced
on him.
Vanguard gathered that the dogs, owned by a Navy Captain, were being
taken out to ease themselves at a nearby uncompleted building, when they
saw Akpomose and pounced on him.
The matter was reported at Ogombo Police Division, which referred
Akpomose to the General Hospital at Akodo, for immediate treatment due
to the severity of his injuries.
His story
"As I stepped out, I saw a security man coming out with several dogs.
They were very huge Alsatian dogs. I was terrified when I saw them and
as I tried to go back in, they overpowered the man holding them.
"As I bent down to pick a stone and scare them away, they pounced on
me and that was all I knew. They bit me in almost all parts of my body.
As I screamed, some residents came out and tried to scare away the dogs
with sticks.
"My screams even woke up my in-law who was asleep in the house. At a
time, I became weak and unconscious and it was the people who rushed me
to the hospital."
Dogs' owner intervenes
When Vanguard visited the residence of the dogs' owner, the Chief
Security Officer attached to the building, who identified himself simply
as Victor, said: "Immediately I got back home, I explained his
condition to my boss who directed me to see his family and take a
decision on how to transfer the victim to his own private hospital for
proper medical attention.
"We have bought all the drugs they asked us to buy. We are showing
the receipt to you just to let you know that we care about the victim."
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