The Ondo State Police Command have confirmed that a Dog bite off the scrotum of a student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko in the State.
The Precision NG had reported on Friday the incident which occurred on Thursday in the town.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Funmi Odulami, said the Dog bite the upper thigh of the victim, adding that the impact of the attack affected the undergraduate’s scrotum.
“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 bite one Opeyemi (other details withheld), at their hostel in Vanilla Villa Permanent Site, Akungba.
“Opeyemi, who was running to meet the owner of the Dog, was attacked by Charlie. The bite affected the skin of his scrotum. He was immediately rushed to Inland Specialist Hospital, Ikare, where he was treated and discharged.”
Also reacting, the Public Relations Officer of the institution’s Students Union Government, Oluwafemi Adegbeyeni, said the undergraduate was rushed to a nearby hospital.
He said, “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. The victim was quickly rushed to a hospital for treatment because the dog bit off 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.”
Editor’s note: Picture used for the story is that of Charlie. Also, details of the victim has been withheld for obvious reasons known to The Precision NG. The headline has also been streamlined.
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