ADO EKITI — A mystery was
recorded in the rural community of Olori Oko near Ogotun Ekiti in
Ekiti South-West Local Government of Ekiti State as a goat allegedly gave birth
to a strange creature.
Olori- Oko, a farm stead dominated
by people of Ede and Modakeke in Osun State is about six kilometres
to Ogotun Ekiti and three kilometres away from Ikeji Arakeji in Osun
State, with about 500 residents, witnessed a huge, bewildered crowd that
stormed the serene community from the neighboring towns and villages to catch a
glimpse at the strange birth.
According to an eye witness, who is
also a member of the community, Mr. Ganiyu Adetokun, the strange
goat delivered the kid at about 6a.m., yesterday, after a long and
protracted labour which lasting for about 10 hours.
His words: “Strangely, the kid
had human hairs on its head and female genital similar to that of human
being. Then people started raising alarm.”
The kid was said to have
survived for about one and a half hours before it died. owing to lack of
care and disturbance from the people, who scrambled to take its picture.
According to him, the incident have
been formally reported to the Ologotun of Ogotun Ekiti , Oba Samuel
Oyebade, adding that the residents would take a step further by making
necessary sacrifice and appeasements to gods of the land to forestall calamity
from befalling them.
Corroborating the experience
of Adetokun, the chairman of Commercial Motorcycle Association in
the village, Mr Saheed Oladepo (aka Akanmu), said the incident attracted
people from the various neighboring communities of Ikeji Arakeji, Ogotun town,
Ipetu Ijesa, Ado Ekiti, Ilawe, Igbara Odo, Aba Ede, Aba Osogbo have
turned the village to a Mecca of sort to catch a glimpse of the
mysterious goat and its kid.
Policemen and men of the Ekiti
State Peace Corps, had according to him, visited the village to see things for
themselves and make possible reports to appropriate authorities.
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