Man escapes mob action after allegedly turning human to goat in Rivers

 

Police at the Rumuokoro Divisional Police Station in Rivers state are investigating a mob action by some individuals against a suspect who was alleged to have transformed a man into a goat.
DAILY POST gathered the unnamed thirty-six year old man was accused of transforming a human to a black goat around Rukpoku community in Obio-Akpor Local government Area.


Police at the Rumuokoro Divisional Police Station in Rivers state are investigating a mob action by some individuals against a suspect who was alleged to have transformed a man into a goat.
DAILY POST gathered the unnamed thirty-six year old man was accused of transforming a human to a black goat around Rukpoku community in Obio-Akpor Local government Area.

This led to a mob action.
The man was beaten to pulp until he became unconscious.
It took the intervention of security operatives on routine patrol around Rukpoku to bring the situation under control.
The police patrol team took the victim, the goat and two others to Rumuokoro Area Command where the victim regained consciousness.

He narrated to the Police that the goat is his pet.
“I was strolling out of my compound only to realize that my goat was following. Me.
“Usually, it follows me whenever I am going out because I use to buy biscuit for it, but this time I didn’t want it to follow me, so I decided to run and try to dodge from it. The goat’s name is Remember.
“I was surprised that people now thought I changed a human being to goat. How is that possible?” he queried.

The victim, the goat and two of his attackers are still being held at the Police Station.
A senior police officer at the Rumuokoro police station said that investigation had commenced to unravel the true circumstance of the bizarre incident.