A notorious
Hippopotamus in Dadinkowa dam that was reported to have been terrorizing the community
for the past two years has been killed.
The Head of
Forestry unit of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Council in Gombe, Thursday, confirmed
the killing, he said 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.
NAN also reports that after killing the animal,
its meat was shared among those that actively participated in hunting it down.
(NAN)
Speaking, 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.
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