The police have arraigned Mr.
Stanley Wesley, the owner of the
ferocious dogs that attacked a
four-year -old boy, Omonigho
Abraham, who is currently
receiving treatment at the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital,
Ikeja.
However, Wesley was granted bail
by Magistrate P. E. Nwaka of the
Lagos Senior Magistrates’ Court,
Ejigbo.
PUNCH Metro had reported on
October 7, 2014, that the dogs
chased Omonigho and his brother,
Bobby, while they were taking
turns to ride a bicycle in their
compound. Eyewitnesses had said
the dogs dragged Omonigho
around the compound for over an
hour and exposed the victim’s
skull while inflicting bites on him
during the attack which happened
at his parents’ home on
Adegboyega Street, Akesan Estate
in the Igando area of Lagos.
Wesley, who was arrested after the
incident, was arraigned for
negligence by allowing his dogs
to attack a neighbour.
The charge reads, “That you,
Stanley Wesley, on September 25,
2014, at about 5.40pm at
Adegboyega Street, Akesan, in the
Lagos Magisterial District did act
in a negligent manner, letting
loose your dogs which attacked
one Omonigho Abraham aged 3
1/2yrs of same address and
caused him grievous bodily harm
on the head and thereby
committed an offence punishable
under Section 249 (d) of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State
2011.”
He pleaded not guilty and was
granted bail in the sum of N300,
000 with two sureties in like sum.
The sureties must have voter
cards, national identity cards and
show evidence of three years tax
payment.
The matter was adjourned till
November 3, 2014.
The Police Public Relations
Officer, Lagos State Command,
DSP Kenneth Nwosu, who
confirmed that the accused was
granted bail said, “The dogs are
being held, but they’re not in
detention. The reason for this is to
enable the health authorities know
if they are rabies-infested dogs
which could affect the line of
treatment of the victim.”
Meanwhile, it was learnt that the
Lagos State Government had taken
over the treatment of the victim.
The boy’s father, Mr. Odia
Abraham, who confirmed the
development on Sunday, told our
correspondent the state
government promised to bear the
cost of treatment.
He said, “I must thank you for the
good job you’re doing. We were
contacted by the state
government. I thank God for
Governor Babatunde Fashola and
the Commissioner for Health, who
have intervened in the matter.
“I also thank the good people of
Nigeria who have shown us so
much love and care. Since the
incident, I have remained at the
hospital just to make sure my boy
lives.”
The victim’s mother, Helen, said
Omonigho’s condition was
improving and he had started
talking.
However, our correspondent who
tried speaking with the victim was
told the doctor had instructed
everyone to let him rest till the
injury heals.
http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/man-whose-dogs-attacked-boy-gets-bail/

Why not make the necessary law to put such animal in cheack.

2cato:
Why not make the necessary law to put such animal in cheack.

and who said there is no such law? Ignorance of the law is not an excuse in law.

2cato:
Why not make the necessary law to put such animal in cheack.

Making of laws is not the problem, rather lack of enforcement of the law Is the bane of Nigeria troubles and woes.

They r lucky dis didn't happen in Calabar. Those dogs would have faced JAWstice.

Pix please

Fashola my Man!!!!!!!

I wish the boy quick and total recovery.

Thanks to Fashola, also wishing the guy quick recovery...

Hmm

Sometime ago a friend's hungry dog ate their 6 month old baby. People should be careful with dogs and even monkeys.

Whenever our neighbour leave the house without giving his monkey food, monkey go carry cane begin flog nonsense comot from the children body.

alabiyemmy:


and who said there is no such law? Ignorance of the law is not an excuse in law.

their is no such laws in lagos state

2cato:
Why not make the necessary law to put such animal in cheack.

if there were no laws, why was he arraigned to court?

So kind from BRF.
If APC fail to pick this guy for at least VP or Senate for 2015, I ll comfirm that they are born losers!

lokito:
Sometime ago a friend's hungry dog ate their 6 month old baby. People should be careful with dogs and even monkeys.

Whenever our neighbour leave the house without giving his monkey food, monkey go carry cane begin flog nonsense comot from the children body.

Bwahahaha! When monkey become teacher? A beg tell us another story jwo.

OkikiOluwa1:
So kind from BRF.
If APC fail to pick this guy for at least VP or Senate for 2015, I ll comfirm that they are born losers!

I don't think they will risk not doing that. BRF is a perfect analogy of what good governance is.

Soon the copy cats in Abuja will invite the boy to dinner.

OkikiOluwa1:
So kind from BRF.
If APC fail to pick this guy for at least VP or Senate for 2015, I ll comfirm that they are born losers!

Is it not the duty of Fashola to provide health care?

SLIDEwaxie:
if there were no laws, why was he arraigned to court?

THANK YOU JARE.

Mogidi:


Is it not the duty of Fashola to provide health care?

Govs with good discretion provide health care for cases like this

ikaboy:


I don't think they will risk not doing that. BRF is a perfect analogy of what good governance is.

I tell ya

Some questions need to be answered. Where were the parents at the time of the attack? A two and half year old left without a minder is negligence? A child in the US took heroin packs to school and shared for friends thinking they were candy. The mother is in custody, the siblings have been collected and deposited with a relative and she has been ordered to have no contact with her children. Nigeria will get there.

Thank you Fashola.Other governors should try and emulate this.We should learn to be our
brothers keeper because the wound of one is the wound of all.Thats is the purpose of life.