Dog which detonates bomb receives post-humous award in Delta

- The dog which detonates a bomb at a wedding in Borno state has been giving post-humous award in Asaba, Delta state

- The award was given by Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association

- The owner of the dog was giving N100,000 to buy a new dog

The dog, named ‘Teacher’ which died after attacking a bomber who was about detonating explosives in a crowd of wedding guests in Belbelo village of Bornu state, has been conferred a posthumous award for gallantry and supreme sacrifice by the national body of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association in Asaba, Delta state.

Owner of dog named ‘Teacher’ Alhaji Mallum, received a cash award of N100, 000 to secure another dog in memory of the late Teacher with provisions of free veterinary treatment for the new dog.

The award was part of activities to mark the 2017 World Veterinary Day Celebration, themed “Antimicrobial Resistance - From Awareness to Action” which held in Asaba.

Presenting the award to Alhaji Mallum, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said in view of the heroism displayed by the dog and the all-important role of dogs in maintaining security, the Nigeria police force would massively deploy sniffer dogs to Maiduguri and all states of the federation.

Idris who was represented by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, force and animal branch, Department of Operations FHQ, Abuja, Charles Ugomuoh, called on the Delta state government to establish a Police kernel for sniffer dogs in the state.

Recall that a teenage bomber tried to detonate a bomb in the middle of a group of people at a wedding in the village of Belbelo, before the dog ‘Teacher’ stopped her and died in the process.

BlogStar News learnt that as the bomber, believed to be a member of Boko Haram, moved towards the crowd, the dog jumped on and attacked her, forcing the bomb to detonate on her leading to the bomber and the dog dying in the process.
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