Yesterday NE posted the story of a controversial 'mystery fish' which was bought by a middle aged woman, Mrs. Ramota Salawu, and the story spread fast like wide fire after the woman alleged that the fish was half human.
However the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mohammed Ndabawa, on Wednesday (today) described the story of the fish with human parts as false while speaking with newsmen today.
It can be recalled that the Oyo State capital was thrown into confusion on Tuesday when a middle-age woman, Ramota Salawu, raised the alarm that a fish she bought at Gege area of the town suddenly turned into a half human.
While narrating her experience, Mrs. Salawu said “I went to where we usually buy fish at Kola Eleja , Oke Ado, Ibadan to buy fish. After I finished, I boarded Okada to my place to prepare the fish for sale. Before getting the fish out of the ice-pack, we need to use knife to remove them and use water to defreeze.
“I was shocked to see the frozen fish developed into a living being in the water, the description of which showed half human and half fish. I quickly called by father and some alfas to see the strange fish.”
The fish seller could not gather herself together as she was overwhelmed by what happened.
The father of the woman, a retired civil servant, Pa Rauf Salawu expressed bewilderment over the miracle fish, adding that he has never seen such a thing before.
He said,” It was around 11am, when I started hearing the voice of my daughter while I was resting on my bed. She was shouting and screaming, such that people in the compound were attracted. Then, I decided to check what the problem was. I took along my Quran and on getting there my daughter has gone to call Sheu , a Muslim leader in the neighbourhood .
I saw the strange fish inside water in the bucket. It was strange. How can a fish bought in the cold room developed into human? That I cannot fully explain.”
Hundreds of residents trooped to Akindele Compound, Gege, to catch a glimpse of the ‘miracle fish’ in a bucket where it was kept.
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| By popular demand: A picture of the 'Mystery Fish' in Ibadan |
But the police boss, while addressing reporters in his office in Ibadan on Wednesday, said the object was a baby octopus, assuring the residents that they have no reason to fear.
He said people were merely spreading falsehood on the internet concerning the fish.
Ms. Salawu, who claimed to have bought the strange fish at Oke Ado, where she usually buys the item, claimed that it developed into a living being shortly after it defrosted.
To debunk her claims, the state police boss displayed the fish to journalists on Wednesday.
He also said the woman was placed under protective custody and would be released when tension within the town is doused. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Nice one NE. Keep it up.....Stanley Ovie
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine that?
ReplyDeleteObviously, we know that the true shape of a frozen octupus will reveal itself after defreezing it. So,its nt her fault to have called an octopus a human being, blame it on her half education that made her not to know about the existence of something called an octopus. Instead, she was there figuring out its similarity with human in the midst of our differences with octopus. Ridiculously funny...... Prof. KazzyLauren!
ReplyDeleteMay b, Azumi no allow her see well......Otokpa.c0m
ReplyDeleteHahahaha true talk my broda
DeleteU SEE na "BABY OCTOPUS" HABA! NIGERIANS! When U people go see WONDER, everybody go RUN 4 COVER.
ReplyDeleteThanks 4 the CLARIFICATION N.E. GOOD JOB!
Education... that's what this country needs. Education!
ReplyDeleteBfo nko? All these rosary-baby,koran-infants and motif-blessed mary should all be debunked. Its sad our journalism hardly do thorough investigation or hard-core follow-up. Thanks NE for this.but its just a start.
ReplyDeleteI thnk it is hightime u stopd being too religion-sensitive. I'm sur if d woman was nt a muslim, u wuld av said a different thng. Moreover, i feel u need to stop d pretension 'cos those PROOFs dt u've mentiond are verifiable and U are d one dt needs to check wats is hidden in ur mind!
DeleteIlliteracy is a disease!
ReplyDeleteNE why did u even post such a 'fictious' news initially. U should do ur investigations first b4 spreading any information...This is where ur credibility may be reinforced! Stop publishing news or info on a 'hear say' basis. Get ur facts and evidence on ground first and make sure they are accurate, and also from reliable source too!!!
ReplyDeleteI think nigeria eye is d one nt educated n nt d woman, if they are sure its an octopus y nt tell us more about an octopus, in respect to d fact of its ability to survive an extreme cold temperature!
ReplyDeleteI think nigeria eye is d one nt educated n nt d woman, if they are sure its an octopus y nt tell us more about an octopus, in respect to d fact of its ability to survive an extreme cold temperature!
ReplyDeleteI think nigeria eye is d one nt educated n nt d woman, if they are sure its an octopus y nt tell us more about an octopus, in respect to d fact of its ability to survive an extreme cold temperature!
ReplyDeleteKnowledge is light ignorance is darkness , dat is stage of our development
ReplyDeleteI wonder wat will happen wen a sea lion turns up on our ocean shore...hahahahaha
ReplyDeleteIm becoming very weary and worried of the sensationalism, grandstanding and dramatic representation of simple events in this Nigerian eye. They seem to be more sporadic than thorough. They reach conclusions before investigations. I saw this during the Rivers crisis and noted it. I advise the editors to pull themselves together. You can win the world by bieng simple. However, it is important to observe that you are loosing it. And once trust is lost in any relationship, its lost forever.
ReplyDeleteImagine! Thats not even an octopus... it a squid... far different sea life than octopus... share d same physic structure
ReplyDeleteYorus no go kill person...
ReplyDeletewhat else do U expect from an illiterate fish seller but point of correction to those who identified the animal. Please Nigerian Police from my knowledge of Zoology that's not an Octopus its a Squid, i suggest you watch Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild more often to brush up your Animal knowledge, thanks.
ReplyDeleteGone are the days of true journalism. Nigerian media is free to publish anything for public consumption. After all, 99.5% of Nigerians are illiterate. If not, why read and believe everything?
ReplyDelete- OBJ.
NE should verify the validity of any incidence before publishing. This is a serious integrity issue.
ReplyDeleteIbadan things. I wasn't surprised from the start. Thanks for clearing the air though.
ReplyDeleteIbadan is not a town, it is a city. Nigerian Eye correspondent should take note of this.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a marine biologist, but dats a squid, not an octopus.
ReplyDeleteGosh,really illetracy is heavily in play here on the side of the lady first.She should known that an octopous when frozen will look like a normal fish after defroze its tentacles will appear broadly.Which 1 police come still hold her for custody na abi they want her family to still come and bail her for buying a 2 in 1 fish.LoL
ReplyDeleteI no fit laught oooooo
DeleteAnonymous 9:59. Pls don't kill me with laghter. That is Nigerian police for you.
ReplyDeleteIgnorant fish seller, ignorant neighbours, ignorant reporter, ignorant identifier (the officer who identified it in the police force is obviously ignorant!) and some ignorant comments. Our country is fast becoming a country of ignoramus. If NE had adequate journalism skills, they would have educated the public a little about whatever they said the police identified, and probably would have posted a few pictures of the animal in its natural habitat. I also recommend NatGeo and NatGeoWild to thee ignorant public. Reporters in NE shdbe encouraged to take up some brushup journalism short courses.
ReplyDeletenawao people r good in spreading falls rumore, police u na try for thia one, but we education would vw have manage this kind rumore.
ReplyDeleteThe woman is disgracing Ibadan and embarrasing us seriously. Ibadan is fool of educatad and learned people. She use her foolishness and ignorance to spoil business for herselve and to disgrace us. Why didnt you remove it from water? Place is in a dry land for minutes and see if it will no die. Ignorance is a disease.
ReplyDeleteIt's a squid not an Octupus
ReplyDeleteIf you say illiteracy is not good then get educated NOW. http://www.theexcellentkoncept.com/p/newsevents.html
ReplyDeletethis is a simple OCTOPUS!! stop story!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how there's still nobody who can identify the creature correctly. The creature in the picture is not an octopus, it's a squid.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that a squid? Haba Nigerian Eye! Na wah o! You guys should have verified this story before posting it yesterday. This is crap! The tentacles was what the woman described as long white hair. Kai! SMH
ReplyDeleteHahahahahhah! Kai. Must everything be sensasionalized in this country? Why should we blame the fish seller when even d police force is still identifyin d creature wrongly!octopus ko, whale ni!
ReplyDeletedats a SQUID for God's sake!
ReplyDeleteoh! naija. may God help us...even d police too
ReplyDeleteNa wonders shall never end before now na stories shall never end - journalists.
ReplyDeleteBefore na wonders shall never end but now na stories shall never end - naija journalists.
ReplyDeleteNa wonders shall never end before now na stories shall never end - journalists.
ReplyDeleteAbed make una go show am sea horse, may be she go de imagine say the thing no get leg again, illiteracy generation, poor her.
ReplyDeleteLol!! Its a SQUID not a "baby octopus"!!!
ReplyDeleteNa real otokpa.
ReplyDeleteThis looks more like a squid to me
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