How Hippopotamus Meat Was Shared In Gombe

Head of Forestry unit of Yamaltu/Deba Local Governmen Council in
Gombe, Thursday, confirmed the killing of a notorious Hippopotamus in
Dadinkowa dam that had been terrorizing the community for the past two
years.
He said that the bulky animal, apart from terrorizing people, had also
been destroying crops and fishing facilities of fishermen in the area.
"We discovered it about two and half years ago, but unfortunately, it
has become very notorious and dangerous to people.
"The community wrote to the local government council, complaining
about the threat of the animal and we forwarded same to the Ministry
of Environment, seeking the approval of the Governor to take action.
"We received the approval last week, and decided to go hunting for it,
an exercise that took us one week before the animal was finally
spotted yesterday night.

The notorious Hippo's head…
"We were lucky to trap it outside; we used military men to shoot it,
with the help of the local hunters.
"We shot it yesterday night around 10:30 pm when it came out to eat
grasses, and today we butchered it in to pieces.
According to him, there are about 100 of them in the water, but the
one that was killed had been crossing to the lower side of the dam and
causing havoc.

The Hippo on display…
NAN also reports that after killing the animal, its meat was shared
among those that actively participated in hunting it down. (NAN)
Speaking, Mr Adamu Pukuma, Permanent Secretary, Gombe State Ministry
of Environment and Forest Resources, said hippopotamuses are among the
animals that were endangered and going instinct. "We have been
protecting them but the particular one that was killed was notorious.
"It killed people around the area, as well as destroyed crops and
fishing equipment.

We can now exhale…the hunters
"There were complaints from the people and that was why we sought for
the approval of the Governor to protect lives and property.
Leader of Fishermen in Dadinkowa, Malam Sa'adu Sarkinruwa, told NAN
that the hippopotamus killed no fewer than five persons in the
community in the past two and half years.
-Vanguard