By Ijeoma Wilfred
A 60-;year -old man,Malam Usman Maigadi, has been killed by a female hippopotamus in Yauri,Kebbi state.on Sunday.
The deceased was a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi.
The cow may have attacked the deceased in self defense perceiving that he posed a threat to its baby .
Maiyaki was attacked by the animal while fishing in Yauri River at Tillo Village in Yauri Local Government of the state.
In a statement, the Chairman of the Local Government Council,Alhaji Abubakar Shu’abu said” Maigadi has been buried, according to Islamic rites in Yauri, after a funeral prayer,”
The state Governor, Nasir Idris, has also expressed condolences to the Yauri emirate and the family of the deceased.
Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, in a statement , the governor urged the emirate and members of the deceased family to take heart and accept the will of the Almighty in good faith.
He prayed to Allah to forgive the deceased’s shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.
