Police dispel rumours on goats

By RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE
Posted: Thursday, July 8, 2010

Lagos residents in the Ojo Council area of the state, at the early hour of yesterday trooped in their thousands to catch a glimpse of seven goats allegedly transformed from human beings through metaphysics. But the police authority in quick reaction has asked members of the public to discountenance it, describing it as mere rumour that cannot be substantiated.
However, no one could categorically say how the deal was done and who was actually responsible.
The live goats crammed in the boot of an Audi 80 a salon car, marked AD 747 was said to have been intercepted by some policemen attached to Ojo Police Station, while on stop and search exercise along Iba- Igando road at about 6.30am.
The image maker of the Police Lagos Command, Mr. Frank Mba who spoke to journalists on the issue, said the occupants of the vehicles were flagged down by the cops on the suspicious that they goats may have been stolen.
Rather than stop for a search, Mba said the occupants declined and sped off, an action which he said aroused the curiosity of the policemen and gave them a chase.
Apprehension of likely being caught, Mba said the occupants jumped out of the vehicle and ran in different direction abandoning the vehicle.
According to him, only the vehicle and the goats were by the police and were taken to Ojo police station for discreet investigation.
The police spokesperson, who said the command was surprise over the rumour, described it as unfounded and should be disregarded.
He described it as the handiwork of rumour monger who meant to cause un-necessary panic through the spread of dangerous information.
Mba said such claim cannot be investigated because the police does not believe in metaphysics, but handle and investigate cases with facts and figure.
“ It is the handiwork of rumour mongers, the public should disregard it and threat it as such, it should be discountenanced I its entity”, Mba said.