Dog bites Ondo varsity student private part

The private part of an 18-year-old student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Akoko in Ondo State, Sadiq Opeyemi, has been bitten by a dog.

Opeyemi, a 100-level student of Animal Science in the institution, is a friend to the owner of the dog, a 400-level student of the same department, identified as Abass Olagunju.

The victim reportedly visited his friend at his residence located around the institution when he was attacked by the dog.

An eyewitness said the dog, identified as Charlie, attacked the victim and bit his private part before he was rescued  by other students.

The spokesperson for the institution, Oluwafemi Adegbeyeni, confirmed the incident, noting that the student had been taken to hospital for treatment

Adegbeyeni said: “The incident happened outside the school premises. However, 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 hospital for treatment because the dog bit part of his private part”.

“He is currently being treated and still alive and that is the information I got from people who live in the area. We also gathered that the dog has been a threat to the people living in that area but we have been warning students to always secure their dogs.”

Reports had it that police have invited the owner of the dog and his pet for questioning.

Contacted, spokesperson for Ondo State Police Command, Funmi Odulami, confirmed that the dog bit the upper thigh of the victim.”

“A two-year-three-month old pit-bull dog known as Charlie owned by one Abass Olagunju, 24, attacked and bit one Sadiq Opeyemi, 18, at their hostel in Vanilla Villa, Permanent Site, Akungba”, Odunlami said.

Culled from Vanguard