Police probe death of man mauled by church's German Shepherd dogs

German shepherd dogs

German shepherd dogs

By Moses Omorogieva

The Lagos Police Command has begun an investigation into the death of a 36-year-old man allegedly mauled by two German Shepherd dogs belonging to a church in Lagos.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

Hundeyin said that the younger brother of the victim reported the incident to the police in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos.

He said that on Tuesday at about 11.30 p.m., his elder brother was coming home and two German Shepherd dogs came out from the church premises and pounced on him.

“The man said the dogs gave his elder brother several bites all over his body. The police immediately visited the scene of the incident by detectives led by the Divisional Crime Officer.

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“On arrival, the dogs were not seen. The victim was said to be rushed to Orile Agege General Hospital for treatment by the family.

“It was discovered that the victim gave up the ghost upon getting to the hospital. Family forcefully removed the corpse for burial according to Muslim rite,” he said.

The PPRO, therefore, advised members of the public to always cage and vaccinate their dogs.

“You are liable for any damage caused by your pets,” he warned.

NAN

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