A 7yr old narrates how 2 dogs attacked his 4yr old brother for over an hour

7 year old Osemudiamen Abraham,
the elder brother of Omonigho
Abraham, (pictured above), who was
attacked by two dogs on September
25th inside their compound at
Adegboyega Street, Akesan Estate, in
the Igando area of Lagos, has given
account of how his little brother was
attacked by the dogs and how
onlookers including policemen stood
there without trying to help the little
boy.

Omonigbo is now battling for his life
after the attack which lasted over
one hour. Narrating what happened
to Punch, Ose 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.” he said
A resident of the area who pleaded
anonymity, said the dogs were so
vicious in their attack that everyone
was too afraid to go near them...

"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 resident
said. Another resident says the
owner of the dogs, one Stanley
Wesley who has since been
arrested by the police, was
warned to stop keeping the
dogs in their neighborhood but
he turned a deaf ear
"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"
the resident who pleaded
anonymity said
Mrs Odia Abraham, the mother of
the boy, said she was at work when
the attack, which lasted over an hour
and a half happened
"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 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.” she said
The Lagos State Police Command
spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu,
confirmed the report but however
absolved the police of being
negligent in helping to rescue the
little boy during the attack
“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 Divisional
Police Officer indicated that the
dogs were being kept to
undergo some tests, while their
owner had been arrested. The
report that the police did not
do anything is not true.” he said

Source: Punch