Fishermen butcher hippopotamus after it killed emir’s guard in Kebbi

Fishermen in Yauri LGA of Kebbi state have butchered a hippopotamus from the Yauri river after it killed two members of the community.

According to NAN, the hippopotamus killed one Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi, on September 22.

Abubakar Shu’aibu, chair of Yauri LGA, confirmed the incident and added that the animal was killed by the fishermen “after receiving a directive from the Emir”.

The 40 fishermen, armed with bows and arrows, killed the hippopotamus in Yauri river on Monday.

“If you could recall, the hippo killed Yauri Emir’s guard and another farmer in September. We can’t keep an animal that is killing people anyhow, and all the people it killed were not after the animal, they were doing their own fishing business,” Shu’aibu said.

“After they killed it, they transported it on a big canoe from the river to the palace of the district head of Gungu, Alhaji Kasimu Aliyu, amidst applause by a crowd of people.

“The brave fishermen subsequently butchered the animal into pieces and shared the meat to the people.”