PHOTO: Four Year-Old In Critical Condition After Dogs Attack

A seven-year-old boy, Osemudiamen, has narrated how dogs chased and attacked his 4-year-old younger brother while they were taking turns to ride a bicycle.

The incident was said to have occurred on September 25, 2014, Thursday, on Adegboyega Street, Akesan Estate, in the Igando area of Lagos.

It was gathered that the dogs dragged the child through the compound for more than one hour, while policemen and sympathisers watched helplessly at the entrance of the house for fear of being attacked by the savage dogs.

According to ThePunch the victim, Omonigho Abraham, is currently battling for his life at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, following  the attack after his scalp was eaten by two dogs and his skin chewed by the dogs while exposing his skull.

Narrating the incident, the immediate elder brother of the victim, seven-year-old Osemudiamen, told ThePunch: “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.”

The screams of the children reportedly attracted passerby and residents who stormed the house.

According to an eyewitness, who lived on the street, but pleaded anonymity, said: “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.”

Mrs. Helen Abraham, the victim’s mother, who was away when the incident happened, said:

“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.”

Meanwhile the father of the victim, Mr. Odia Abraham, who said he was at work when the incident happened, said they have been asked by doctors at the Igando General Hospital to transfer his son to LASUTH  because of his critical condition.

“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 has a fracture, which we are still treating. The other, who is 13 years, has a minor injury.

“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,” he said.

Meanwhile the police were said to have arrested the owner of the dogs, one Stanley Wesley. Just as the Police spokesperson, Lagos State Command, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, denied reports that the police watched helplessly without rescuing saying said the police were the ones that actually rescued the victim.

Source: Legit.ng