- She was out to get drugs for herself and her now late daughter when the dog attacked them
- The incident happened at Hallelujah Estate in Osogbo, Osun State capital
The mother of the baby mauled and devoured by vicious bloodthirsty dog has recounted how the tragic incident happened.
Within Nigeria had reported that the rampaging dog killed the five months baby while she and her mother were walking through a deserted neighborhood on Wednesday.
The incident happened at Hallelujah Estate in Osogbo, Osun State capital.
Narrating the incident, Mrs Nafisat Muhideen, mother of the deceased disclosed that she was out to get drugs for herself and her now late daughter when the dog attacked them.
Speaking with journalists at her Hallelujah Estate, yesterday, she said the little girl, named Mariam, had cold and catarrh and she decided to look for a patent medicine shop to get drugs for the girl.
According to her, while walking through a building in the afternoon, she felt that something attacked her from the back.
She said the baby pulled the baby out of the shawl and wrapper she used to hold her in place on back and started attacking her, adding that she did everything she could to fend off the dog but was unsuccessful until the neighbours came to aid.
She said: “My baby had catarrh earlier and I contracted flu from her. I went out backing my baby to get drugs for her and for myself too, because I was having headache.
“When I was out to get drugs, I heard a sound from behind and by the time I turned around to check, a dog jumped on me from behind.
“It dragged the baby off my back and was attacking her. I ran around calling for help but no one was around to help rescue her. I threw stone at the dog to no avail, even site workers were not around to help me.
“Later, some neighbours arrived and attempted to get the baby off the dog, which proved abortive, until the dog was killed and the body of the baby retrieved.”
Meanwhile, Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola disclosed that the owner of the dog had been arrested