Monday, 13 October 2014
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Dogs bite children in lagos.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two dogs
for attacking three siblings and injuring one of them on
the skull.
The police also arrested the owner of the dogs for
allowing them to have uncontrolled freedom.
Our correspondent gathered that the dogs and their
owner, identified simply as Jegede, were arrested by
policemen from the Igando Police Station.
It was learnt that the three victims bitten by the
rampaging dogs were children of Jegede’s tenant
identified as Mr. Abraham Odia.
The incident occurred in the house both parties were
staying at Adegboyega Street, Akesan, Igando, Lagos.
When our correspondent visited the area on Wednesday,
a neighbour, who gave her name simply as Elizabeth,
told us that the dogs were brought newly to
the area, adding that Jegede, who was the house
caretaker, had not given them the necessary drugs.
She said, “The incident happened last Thursday
afternoon at about 5pm. The dogs were supposed to be
chained, but I think they broke loose.
The children’s
parents were not at home, and the kids had been
playing in the compound.
“Suddenly, we began to hear shrilled noises of children
and the dogs barking violently. When we went near, we
found out that the dogs had pounced on the three of
them. The youngest child sustained serious injuries on
the skull.
“I think the dogs had yet to be given the needed drugs
because they were new in the house.
The child was
bleeding all over the body. Some of us had to call the
parents and also involve the police because no one
could move near the wild pets.”
Gist onboard learnt that the bitten child, a four-year-
old boy whose name was given as Isaac, was initially
rushed to the General Hospital, Igando before he was
referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital,
Ikeja for treatment after the assault.
It was learnt that while Isaac sustained injuries on the
skull from the bites, his two elder siblings, whose
names had yet to be ascertained, sustained injuries on
the arms and legs.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Kenneth Nwosu, while confirming the arrest to Gist onboard, said the police had also taken the dogs for
medical examination, to know whether they have rabies
(a fatal dog’s infection) or not.
He said, “The incident was reported to the Igando Police
Station, and the arrest was made.
The dogs were to be
taken by the police for medical examination to be sure
they were not rabies infected. Meanwhile, the victims
have also been taken to a hospital, and they are being
treated at the moment.”
When our correspondent got to the Critical Care Unit of
the LASUTH, where Isaac was rushed to on Wednesday
afternoon, the father, Mr. Abraham, was said to have
gone on an errand.
However, one of the nurses told our correspondent that
the child might have been moved to the Surgical
Emergency Section of the hospital for a more
comprehensive treatment.
Big Brother' star reveals he is HIV positive. Read more....
When "Evel Dick" Donato left "Big Brother 13"
during filming, he cited only "personal reasons" for his
decision. He's now revealing the reason for his exit: He
is HIV positive.
The winner of "Big Brother 8" shared his revelation on an
episode of the VH1 reality series "Couples Therapy" set
to air Wednesday. Donato and his girlfriend, Stephanie
Rogness-Fischer, are cast members on the show, and in
a clip he is seen discussing wanting to come clean
about his diagnosis -- which she is adamantly against
doing.
"Stephanie does not want to talk about it, and if it's
brought up with her she will probably leave," he tells
the show's therapist, Jenn Berman. "There (were) a
million rumors of why I left ... but nobody ever knew and
nobody ever found out."
The news of Donato's status was first known via Twitter.
Donato exited "Big Brother 13" after six days. He told
People magazine that the show's producers first alerted
him to his diagnosis.
"They told me that something was wrong with my blood
test," he said. "They had done two HIV tests. One had
come back positive and the other had come back
negative."
He said he immediately left the show and went to the
house of his mother, the first person he told. Donato
said he is not gay or an intravenous drug user, "but at
this point, it doesn't matter. We create a stigma around
the disease that makes it hard for people to publicly say
they have it."
Donato is on medication that he will have to take for the
rest of his life and said he is coming forward to help
others come out of the shadows. He says he's fully
aware of his reputation as a reality-show villain but
grateful for the platform.
"And I decided that it was time to just publicly say what
I'm dealing with," he said. "On one hand, I'm doing this
for myself: I don't want to hide anymore.
On the other
hand, I hope it will remind viewers to get tested,
practice safe sex, all those things we know in the back
of our minds but maybe don't do."