Head of Forestry unit of Yamaltu /Deba Local
Governmen Council in Gombe on Thursday
confirmed the killing of a notorious Hippopotamus
in Dadinkowa dam that had been terrorizing the
community for the past two years and had killed
five people .
He told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in
Gombe on Thursday that the bulky animal, apart
from terrorizing people , had also been destroying
crops and fishing facilities of fishermen in the
area .
“We discovered it about two and half years ago,
but unfortunately , it has become very notorious
and dangerous to people .
“The community wrote to the local government
council , complaining about the threat of the
animal and we forwarded same to the Ministry of
Environment , seeking the approval of the
Governor to take action .
“We received the approval last week , and decided
to go hunting for it, an exercise that took us one
week before the animal was finally spotted
yesterday night .
“We were lucky to trap it outside ; we used
military men to shoot it , with the help of the local
hunters.
“We shot it yesterday night around 10: 30 pm
when it came out to eat grasses , and today we
butchered it in to pieces. ”
According to him, there are about 100 of them in
the water , but the one that was killed had been
crossing to the lower side of the dam and
causing havoc .
Speaking to the NAN, Mr Adamu Pukuma,
Permanent Secretary , Gombe State Ministry of
Environment and Forest Resources , said
hippopotamuses are among the animals that were
endangered and going instinct .
“We have been protecting them but the particular
one that was killed was notorious .
“It killed people around the area , as well as
destroyed crops and fishing equipment .
“There were complaints from the people and that
was why we sought for the approval of the
Governor to protect life and property . ”
Leader of Fishermen in Dadinkowa , Malam Sa ’adu
Sarkinruwa, told NAN that the hippopotamus
killed no fewer than five persons in the community
in the past two and half years.
NAN reports that after killing the animal, its meat
was shared among those that actively
participated in hunting it down.


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/07/killer-hippopotamus-shot-dead-in-gombe/




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Aiit

Oga send me my share o

Thou "wobe's children"..Food is ready o.. lol

Rather than capture the animal and use it in a zoo, they killed it. They even went to the extent of sharing it for meal.

That a Giant Hippo

Nigerians ehn. Any animal wey mistakenly land for naija, we go run kill am, put am for pot, chop am. Maybe datz why cat dey fear to come out for daytime in nigeria bcoz they knw that they will be killed. Datz why catz only comes out @ night.

OrlandoOwoh:
Rather than capture the animal and use it in a zoo, they killed it. They even went to the extent of sharing it for meal.

LOL... This is Africa... Who cares about zoo when Belle dey groan?

Frankiss44:


LOL... This is Africa... Who cares about zoo when Belle dey groan?

Exactly bro... It's stomach infrastructure first, then other things follow!