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.
