A cow has reportedly killed a 30-year-old man identified as Ubani Usman in the abattoir located at Agege Area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the victim was headbutted to death at about 7:40pm on Wednesday after the cow broke loose from the abattoir.
It was learnt that all efforts by the police who stormed the abattoir to arrest the fiery cow proved unsuccessful and that butchers in the area refused to provide the cow for arrest.
A source in the market, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of victimisation, said the deceased victim was immediately rushed down to the general hospital in the area for medical attention before he was later pronounced dead by a doctor on duty.
The source said, “The man was standing not far from the abattoir when the incident happened. The cow broke loose, and before we knew it, it had rammed the man down. We took the victim to the general hospital in the area, but he was later confirmed dead by a doctor.
“When the policemen came to arrest the ram and the owners, the people in the abattoir were not helpful at all. So no arrest has been made.”
All attempts to confirm the development from the state police public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, proved abortive.
