
A giant hippopotamus was Thursday night killed by
fishermen at River Benue in Makurdi.
Hundreds of Makurdi residence gathered to take a close
glimpse of the animal as it was dragged out by fishermen
and loaded into a canoe.
A fisherman, who identified himself as Kar, told newsmen
that there are many hippopotamus in the river apart from
the one that was killed. He explained that they were happy
to have killed one of the water animals that has been
troubling them during fishing.
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However, a resident named Sonia Ajoko Esq, said she was
not happy that the fishermen killed one of the many hippos
in the river.
She said, “Apart from the fact that we often take the
glimpse of these hippos that usually come out of the
waters, it is also not legal to kill such endangered animals.”
She called on relevant authorities to look into the
circumstance that led to the killing of the hippo in the River
Benue in other to preserve the endangered species. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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