A hippopotamus that was said to be causing havoc in the waterways of the Agatu Local Government Area in Benue State has been reportedly killed by local youths.
The incident took place on July 6, 2023, near Ebete, a hamlet situated on the border of Benue and Nasarawa States.
Olikita Ekani, a former media aide to the immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, shared a video showing the youths using local tools to kill the animal.
Ekani stated that the Agatu youths had taken down a monster that had been terrorizing the waterways between Adeke and Ebete.
His statement reads in part “Agatu youths killed a monster that was terrorising their waterways between Adeke and Ebete.”
According to reports, the hippopotamus had been preventing fishermen from freely carrying out their occupation, confining them indoors, damaging their canoes, and causing injuries to some fishermen.
It was also accused of devouring crops and destroying farmlands in the riverine villages of Agatu.
Furthermore, it was alleged that the same hippopotamus had killed someone near the old bridge in Makurdi before fleeing to Agatu through the River Benue.
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