The police in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, have arrested and detained a lone sheep and her two lambs over a complaint of eating up a heap of fried fish displayed for sale at Bulabulin Ward of the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC).
POLITICS NIGERIA learned that the arrest and detention of the mother sheep happened on Saturday evening and as of the time of publishing this report, the sheep was still in detention.
According to a security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the arrest was made following a complaint lodged at the Bulabulin Divisional Police headquarters by one Mallam Yusuf Ibrahim who sells fish along a busy road in the neighborhood.
He complained that the sheep in question had terrorised him for so long.
According to Mallam Ibrahim, Saturday’s action of the sheep caused him a huge loss.
He added that he had tolerated these acts for five years and had severally asked the owner to take action by tying and feeding the sheep – all to no avail.
The owner of the sheep, one Luba Mohammed – a housewife, lamented that she cannot explain how and when the sheep developed a likeness for fried fish.
She admitted that the fish seller had indeed sent complaints to her several times.
She begged the complainant to temper justice with mercy, with a promise that she will sell, slaughter or tie it at home.
