It is rare to find wild animals roaming
free in neighbourhoods, so Omole estate in Lagos was recently thrown
into a state of excitement when a crocodile was caught in the gated
neighbourhood.
The animal, which residents described as
“very large”, became a spectacle at one of the gates to the estate, on
Sunday, December 22, 2013. For residents not used to seeing wild animals
lurking in their neighbourhoods, the sight was unexpected.
The animal had earlier been caught by
the estate’s security operatives around 2am on Omotunde Akinsola Street,
by Today’s Car, after it strayed from a swampland at one end of the
neighbourhood. Three bullets shot at the animal did not kill it.
So the initial buzz of excitement
generated by the incident soon turned to apprehension for residents.
Some of them described the crocodile which was over six feet long, as
frightening.
