An unguarded dog has reportedly bitten the genitals of an 18-year-old student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko area of Ondo State.
The student, Sadiq Opeyemi is a 100-level student of Animal Science in the institution had visited a friend at the vanilla Villa, located around the Permanent site of the school when he was attacked by the dog.
Reports claimed the unwatched dog is owned by a 24-year-old 400-level student of the same department, Abass Olagunju considered as the school father of the victim, Opeyemi
Opeyemi reportedly visited his friend at his residence located around the institution when the dog, known as Charlie, suddenly attacked him.
According to an eyewitness account, in the encounter, the dog went for the victim’s private part before other students could come to his rescue.
Confirming the ugly incident, the University’s spokesman, Oluwafemi Adegbeyeni said the injured student was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment, adding; ” From what I gathered, the student went to visit a friend at Vanilla Villa, around the Permanent Site. Maybe knowingly or unknowingly he was bitten by the unguarded dog.”
Adegbeyeni further explained that; “The victim was quickly rushed to a hospital for treatment because the dog bit part of his private parts. He is currently being treated and still alive and that is the information I got from people who live in the area.
”The incident happened in the morning and from what we gathered, the dog has been a threat to people living in that area but we have been warning students to secure their dogs. The incident happened outside the school premises.”
It was gathered that arising from the incident’s reports, police detectives invited the dog’s owner while his pet dog, ‘Charlie’ was arrested and kept in Police custody.
Reacting to enquiries on the incident, the State Police Command’s spokesperson, Funmi Odulami, confirmed that ”the dog bit the upper thigh of the victim.”
She said; “A pit-bull dog known as Charlie, two-year-three-month old, owned by one Abass Olagunju, 24, a 400-level Animal Science student at the Faculty of Agriculture, Adekunle Ajasin University, attacked and bit one Sadiq Opeyemi, 18, 100-level of the same department, at their hostel in Vanilla Villa Permanent Site, Akungba.
The Police image maker further said; “Opeyemi Sadiq, who was running to meet the owner of the dog was attacked by Charlie”, adding that the victim was immediately rushed to Inland Specialist Hospital, Ikare, where he was treated and immediately discharged.” – With agency reports
