Four-year-old Omonigho Abraham is
currently battling for his life at the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja,
after his scalp was eaten by two dogs.
The dogs chewed the skin and exposed the
victim’s skull during the attack which
happened on Thursday on Adegboyega
Street, Akesan Estate, in the Igando area of
Lagos.
PUNCH Metro had reported last week that
the police arrested the two dogs for
attacking Omonigho.
However, our correspondent learnt from
eyewitnesses that the dogs dragged him
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.
The immediate elder brother of the victim,
seven-year-old Osemudiamen, told our
correspondent that the dogs had chased
him, Omonigho and their elder brother,
Bobby, while they were taking turns to ride
a bicycle.
He said, “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.”
It was learnt that the screams of the
children who managed to get outside
attracted passersby and residents who
besieged the house.
No fewer than seven policemen from the
Igando Police Station reportedly stood at
the gate, confused.
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.”
The victim’s mother, Mrs. Helen Abraham,
who was away when the incident
happened, said her son had been injured
by the time she arrived at the scene.
She 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.”
The victim’s father, Mr. Odia Abraham, said
the medical personnel at the Igando
General Hospital asked them to transfer him
to LASUTH because of the severity of the
attack.
“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,”
he said.
The police were said to have arrested the
owner of the dogs, one Stanley Wesley.
A resident said the people living in the
house had warned Wesley about his dogs
but he refused to listen.
She said, “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.”
When our correspondent visited the Burns
and Plastic Ward of LASUTH, he was told the
victim was asleep.
The matron in charge of the ward told our
correspondent she would not comment
unless the Public Relations Officer of the
hospital gave an approval.
However, the PRO was said to be
unavailable as he was on leave.
A medical officer, who spoke on condition
of anonymity, said the victim’s condition
was “serious and critical.”
The Police spokesperson, Lagos State
Command, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said the
police were the ones that actually rescued
the victim.
Nwosu said, “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 police should kindly prosecute the owner of d dogs. Please

Pathetic... most lagosian are cowards, watched a child being attacked by just two dog & do nothing?

arrest wesley and his boko dogs nw.

wtf...y couldn't they rescue the poor boy...and d so called police they were just watching like dummies