{"id":131833,"date":"2024-09-23T23:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/hippopotamus-kills-yauri-emirs-guard-in-kebbi"},"modified":"2024-09-24T00:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T23:08:06","slug":"hippopotamus-kills-yauri-emirs-guard-in-kebbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hippopotamus-kills-yauri-emirs-guard-in-kebbi","title":{"rendered":"Hippopotamus kills Yauri Emir\u2019s guard in Kebbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Hippopotamus has killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi,<\/p>\n<p>According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the animal may have perceived the deceased as coming to harm its baby, hence the attack in self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old deceased was attacked on Sunday by the animal while fishing in Yauri River at Tillo Village in Yauri Local Government of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Abubakar Shu\u2019aibu, said Maigadi has been buried according Islamic rites in Yauri, after a funeral prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Gov. Nasir Idris, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, sympathized with the Yauri Emirate and the family of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>Idris urged the emirate and members of the deceased family to take heart and accept the will of the Almighty in good faith.<\/p>\n<p>The governor prayed to Allah to forgive the deceased\u2019s shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Hippopotamus has killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi, According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the animal may have perceived the deceased as coming to harm its baby, hence the attack in self-defense. 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