Head of Forestry unit of Yamaltu/Deba Local
Governmen Council in Gombe on Thursday
confirmed the killing of a notorious
Hippopotamus in Dadinkowa dam that had been
terrorizing the community for the past two years
and had killed five people.


He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Gombe on Thursday 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.

Speaking to the NAN, 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.


“There were complaints from the people and that
was why we sought for the approval of the
Governor to protect life and property.”
Leader of Fishermen in Dadinkowa, Malam Sa’adu
Sarkinruwa, told NAN that the hippopotamus
killed no fewer than five persons in the
community in the past two and half years.
NAN reports that after killing the animal, its meat
was shared among those that actively
participated in hunting it down.


Source: www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/07/killer-hippopotamus-shot-dead-in-gombe/

Mehn...see meat ooo. Hippo pepper soup....mmmmmmmnnnn delicious

yatch360:
Mehn...see meat ooo. Hippo pepper soup....mmmmmmmnnnn delicious

Everything na meat for una? hian!

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Hope this meat will go round to those interested. its well with our great country, Nigeria.

chromoTop:

Everything na meat for una? hian!

No be meat e be before?. Hian!

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Everything is eatable for africans, last I checked nobody eats hippo in europe

Some Nigerians and their silly problem-solving mentality sef.
If the hippo is terrorising the community, why not find a way to capture it and send it to a game reserve. Last I checked, there was one of such in Bauchi State.

It could also be captured and sent to a zoo. It would make a wonderful addition to any zoo.

We like killing.
Sometimes, I just wonder...

Am not suprise at your reply. Is just that your family members are not among those people that the animal killed...... They have done the right justice....