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Family members angry; wife gets bag of rice,
beverages

By Esther Onyegbula

LAGOS—The 45-year-old commercial driver, Saturday
Akpomose, who was attacked by seven dogs at Ajah
area of Lagos State, has received N30,000 and a job
offer from the owner of the dogs.

However, his family members expressed anger when
they heard that Akpomose collected money from the
dogs’ owner, who is a soldier.

Vanguard learned that the victim, who was admitted
at Akodo General Hospital after the attack, was
discharged on Friday, May 1, after about eleven days.

It was gathered that before the victim was
discharged from the hospital, he demanded N5
million compensation from the soldier, but was
persuaded and later given N30,000 to take care of
himself, while a bag of rice and beverages were also
given to his wife.

When Vanguard visited Akpomose in his residence,
he said the money given to him was not a pay-off, as
the man had promised to further take good care of
him and his family.

He said: “I believe you saw all the injuries on my
body. They have not healed completely. I collected
the money from him because I am not a troublesome
person. I have left everything to God.
‘How I defended myself’
“When the dogs
attacked me, I tried to protect my
neck, my private
parts and my
stomach, because

I knew if the dogs
touch any part of
these places, I am
gone.
“That was one of
the reasons I decided to settle
out of court with
the owner of the
dogs. If I had died my family member would have
collected the money and enjoyed it.

“However, I cannot work with him. All I want him to
do for me is to assist me in my hotel business. How
can I start waiting for salary at this stage, when I
have grown up children who are in the university to
cater for?”

When Vanguard visited the house where the dogs are
domiciled, the Chief Security Officer working in the
building, who identified himself simply as Victor, said
the matter had been settled out of court.

He said: “After we footed his medical bill, he was
demanding N5 million from my boss to set up a
business and feed his children, claiming that he
cannot work now due to the injuries all over his body.

Family’s ritual claim

‘’But to our surprise, after the incident, Akpomose’s
family members came to our house and started
accusing us of using him for ritual. They claimed that
after the incident, we slaughtered four cows and
rams to appease the gods in the house.

“We have told his family members, who are
threatening us with law suit, that after settling with
the victim, they should go ahead with whatever they
want to do because we have done our best.

“My boss gave him a bag of rice and some beverages
to take care of the children.”

It would be recalled that in the early hours of
Tuesday, April 22, seven dogs, allegedly owned by a
captain serving in the US marine, were reportedly
being taken out of the compound to ease themselves
when they attacked Akpomose.

It took the intervention of residents and passers-by
to rescue him from the dogs.

The incident was later reported at Ogombo Police
Division, which referred Akpomose to the General
Hospital at Akodo, Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area
due to the severity of the injuries he sustained.


www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/man-attacked-by-7-dogs-gets-n30000/

5m, after paying ur bills, Na wa o, naija, always lookin for oppurtunity to get rich quickly. Rituals SMH

Only

The soldier has done noble. Offering him a job is more than enough.

Greedy family .The 5 milla they wish/dream for has becloud their sense of reasoning,their concern is the Money to be share.Wish the soldier release the dogs on those Miserable thieves .May God restore the victim health .

Lollll 7 dogs = 7 AYES

I love dogs.
The dog owners were careless there.
Why should your dogs go out just to ease, with no guide?

7 dogs 5 mill...dis man greedy ooooo

Lwkmd




9jha I hail ooo

This is not so nice of the soldier however, N5m seems outrageous.

Perhaps 'greedy' is their family name. Lolz

eleko1:
Greedy family .The 5 milla they wish/dream fo has becloud thei sense of reasoning,their concern is Money to be share.Wish the soldier release the dogs on those Miserable thieves .May God restore the victim health .