It was a mild drama on Sunday, the 11th December as a marine turtle was caught by the local fishermen at the 'Point Of No Return', a popular tourist attraction beach in Badagry, Lagos. The turtle was then sold to female handlers who loaded huddled onto motorcycle for onward transportation to a fish market in the town an have it sold for consumption.
Seeing how much this beautiful Olive Ridley turtle "meat" (as it's been referred to by the locals) had suffered in the hands of the handlers and subsequently sold as delicacy.
@metropolexpress publisher, Segun Adebiyi who was at the scene of the event pleaded that the reptile be released to it natural habitat, Adebiyi explained the need to preserve these special creatures to prevent their extinction. After much negotiation pleading and bargaining, Adebiyi paid N25,000 to have the creature returned to the ocean.
But the fishermen insisted in catching the turtle again immediately after it's released to the ocean it had been brought, it then belong to them again, to which the purpose of buying the special specie would have been defeated.
Realizing the fishermen were not ready to shift ground, the turtle had to be transported in a car to another nearby Sultan beach, there another drama erupted as the beach boys and the community boys prevented Adebiyi and his team from releasing the turtle into the ocean.
Again, N5,000 was given to the boys before the creature was allowed to return back home where it belongs. The most rewarding moment was to see turtle as it swam back to the ocean.
Sea turtles are generally found in the waters over continental shelves. During the first three to five years of life, sea turtles spend most of their time in the pelagic zone floating in seaweed mats.
Green sea turtles in particular are often found in Sargassum mats,in which they find shelter and food. Once the sea turtle has reached adulthood it moves closer to the shore. Females will come ashore to lay their eggs on sandy beaches during the nesting season.
Human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient mariners. Nearly all species of sea turtle are classified as Endangered. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation.
They also face habitat destruction and accidental capture in fishing gear. Climate change has an impact on turtle nesting sites.
It alters sand temperatures, which then affects the sex of hatchlings.

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Stvpid selfish greed. No thought other than today and its worries, thoughtless about the future.

The turtle should have been taken to institute of marine research. I don't trust those boys, they can still hunt it down and cook it. Nice gesture Mr Adebiyi

Nice 1.

Better to allow it to live than be killed.

Leadership in practice.

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nice

lovely...
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BuyGoats:
Leadership in practice.

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Nice signature Mr goat.

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Conservation no dey our dictionary!

Cool.

I also caught a BRAKE, Oga you go fit pay 10k for its release?

Na the publisher i go throw inside the ocean instead!

Why the turtle tresspass before? He be wan come dry land for reception to open him MMM PO Account?

omo see gobe

Da publisher try ooo.but I no fit do snake like dat sha at least for da sake of lalaaa

Don't we have marine biologists in Nigeria?
That was how they butchered a whale some years ago at the Bar beach. Illiteracy is truly a disease. Kudos to Mr Adebiyi, God bless you!

isoryt

Beach touts, Lagos, and money are like .....



somebody helpme with that PIC.

Nice gestures

Benita27 you don chop turtle meat bfor?

nice one from d dude

nice one, but I think somehow someday it will still end up in a pot

dominique:
The turtle should have been taken to institute of marine research. I don't trust those boys, they can still hunt it down and cook it. Nice gesture Mr Adebiyi

They will obviously track it down and eat it with bottles of gulder bought with the 25000 naira

Hmmm

Am sure they didnt know the specie was endangered but even if they knew them go still chop am, bunch of illiterates,

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25k?? chaiiii ehhhhh.. Just for tortoise?? Recession no hold dz guy

Wonderful.....I have a pet snail his name is snaneo