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The Osun State Police Command has cautioned breeders and owners of exotic dogs against attacks on innocent people of the State.

The Command frowned at what it called recent incessant attack of these dogs on the people as their owners failed to restrain them within their propeperties.

In a Press Statement issued and  made available to journalists over the weekend, signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, said the law has mandated dog owners to vaccinate them and restrain dogs within the perimeters of the owners’ properties to avoid unwarranted attack on bypassers.

Opalola drew the attention of dog breeders and rearers to the extant laws regulating their action, as directed by the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Umar Abba, that violators of this law will be punished according to the law.

Opalola drew the attention of dog breeders and rearers to the extant laws regulating their action, as directed by the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Umar Abba, that violators of this law will be punished according to the law.

The press statement reads thus: “The Police Command is using this medium to draw the  attention of the members of the public especially those rearing or breeding dogs especially exotic ones for guard/security purposes or otherwise to the increasingly recent attacks on people by their dogs.

“To this end, the Police Command enjoins members of the public to restrain their dogs in their houses in cages/leashes with a view to reduce attacks on people and further vaccinate these dogs in order to reduce the risk of contracting Rabies virus which can be deadly if these dogs happen to bite  individual(s).
“The commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Umar Abba therefore advice members of the public to be abreast of the *DOG ACTS* cap 35 law of the federation of Nigeria.  A dog keeper: somebody who is in charge of a dog is supposed to ensure that every dog to be handled is vaccinated, duly controlled, should not be set loose to bite passerby. Anything outside your *yard (fence)* is not your house i.e if any dog gets loose and bites anybody outside the compound, this is an *offence*.
“The CP further assures the good people of Osun State of his commitment to improve the status quo as one of peaceful States in the country.
E-SIGNED
SP YEMISI OLAWOYIN OPALOLA,
POLICE PRO
OSUN STATE
For: THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, OSUN STATE POLICE COMMAND.
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