SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, has displayed a section of Nigerian legislation that indicates that anyone who wilfully and unlawfully kills an animal is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a 10-year prison sentence.

While dog lovers demanded justice for Roxie, a lost dog who was slain in the Cooperative Villa estate in the Badore region of Lagos state a few days ago, he explained this section of the law.

Bulldog Roxie, an eight-month-old American, was shot dead after she strayed from her owner’s home and entered another person’s compound inside of an estate. According to reports, the dog was shot dead by the security guard Emmanuel supposedly at the estate chairman’s request. The dog’s owner statedthe estate management later told her that a standing order in the estate is that wandering dogs must be shot and killed. The dog owner @queen_xtelle wrote

‘’Two nights ago, Roxie broke out of cage, wandered off and lost her way home(first time ever)We looked everywhere but couldn’t find her and so we informed the estate security just incase they find her. Next morning, we got a call from the estate security saying they found our dog.

Apparently, she went into someone’s compound and passed the night there. Not like she harmed or attack anyone. My brother got there only to be told the estate law states that if a dog is found wandering, they should kill it. Really???

We’ve been living in the same estate for over two years, no one mentioned this barbaric law before now. My brother pleaded with them to release the dog to him but they refused. Roxie got scared and hid when she saw men with weapons coming to attack her. These evil men shot my helpless dog thrice in the neck all for what? Cos she strayed? They shot her in presence of my brother and when she ran towards my brother for help, they chased him away what sort of wickedness is this? If she was aggressive, she’d definitely attack before and after the shot. But you all can see clearly in this video that my poor baby was fighting for her life I’m so broken

Do you know how much I’ve spent in training this dog? Do you know how costly it is to feed a bingo in this economy? Talk more of an American bully Asides from the money, effort, time and resources wasted in training this dog, this dog was a member of my family. She was an emotional support to us all and you shot her just like that? My heart can’t take this I’ve never felt any pain like this before

I can’t let this go. I will fight with everything I have even though I know I may not get justice cos this is Nigeria I need people to know that dogs are worth more than animals who bark. I need these perpetrators to PAY. Please help me repost and tag anyone you know that can help this post go viral. I need justice for my Roxie”

Dog lovers are demanding justice for the murdered dog as a result of the tragedy.

The state police command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, verified the event in a conversation with LIB and stated the security guard and the object used to kill the dog are in police custody even while the inquiry is ongoing.

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