Report from the Ekiti State capital, Ado Ekiti have it that stray rams have attacked a 65-year-old woman, identified simply as Iya Oyo and her son in the popular Okesa area of the state as they made their way to the bank.
The two rams involved in the attack are said to be owned by a manager of a filling station located in the area, residents of the area described the rams as notorious and troublesome.
One of the residents said: “We have complained several times to the owner of the rams to rein in the animals but to no avail. The animals are always roaming the streets and daring people.”
Speaking on her experience, Iya Oyo said: “On the fateful day, I was going to the bank with my son. We were walking on the walkway and saw the rams in front of us.
“Immediately they sighted us coming closer to them, one of the rams rushed towards me and hit me several times with its horns. I fell down. But as I struggled to get up, the second ram joined in the attack. I thank God that some people came to my rescue and saved me from untimely death at the hands of these mad animals.”
Iya Oyo, who is currently receiving treatment at a traditional bone clinic in Ereguru, Ado Ekiti, where she was taken by sympathisers after the attack, lamented that she fell and passed out immediately and only become conscious at the clinic.
The director of the bone clinic, Chief Ezekiel Ogunjemilusi, said Iya Oyo was brought to his clinic in a serious condition with fracture to two sides of her right legs.
He said her treatment would take months.
Efforts to speak with the alleged owner of the rams were unsuccessful as he was not available at the time of filing this report.
However, a source said the police arrested and detained the rams for two days at the Ado Ekiti Area Command over the incident. But they were later released to their owner.
The source further said that the owner of the rams reached an understanding with the victim with the bills that would be incurred on her treatment.
Although no official statement from the Ekiti State police command, an officer at the area command confirmed the attack, and said it was wrong for owners of animals to allow them to roam the streets.