It was indeed a sad day for Sadiq Opeyemi, an 18-year-old student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, in Ondo when his private part was bitten by an unchained dog.
Opeyemi went to see his friend, Abass Olagunju who is also a student and the owner of the dog when the incident occurred.
An anonymous source said the dog identified as Charlie attacked the victim and bit his private part before he could be rescued from the dog by other students.
The image maker of the institution, Oluwafemi Adegbeyeni confirmed the ugly incident noting that the student had been taken to the hospital for treatment
Adegbeyeni 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 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.
Reports had it that police detectives have invited the owner of the dog and his pet for questioning.
Contacted, the spokesperson of the state police command, Funmi Odulami, confirmed that “the dog bit the upper thigh of the victim.
Odunlami said that “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 bit one Sadiq Opeyemi, 18, 100-level of the same department, at their hostel in Vanilla Villa Permanent Site, Akungba.
She added that “Opeyemi Sadiq, who was running to meet the owner of the dog was attacked by Charlie.
According to Odunlami, the victim was immediately rushed to Inland Specialist Hospital, Ikare, where he was treated and immediately discharged.”
