Nigerian sheep gives birth to a half-human creature

Residents of Sokoto metropolis in Nigeria are coming to terms with an unbelievable incident that occcurred in the city recently, when a sheep gave birth to a monstrous being at a government owned veterinary clinic in the Sokoto State capital. On Monday, January 22, at about 5pm a monster-like creature was discovered in a sheep's womb during an operation carried out by veterinary surgeons.

The inability of the sheep to deliver made it necessary for the surgeons to carry out the operation, after which the sheep delivered a monster baby that looked half-human. The scene which took place at Fakon Idi Veterinary Clinic, drew thousands of onlookers that trooped out from different parts of the metropolis to catch a glance of the strange being.

It took the intervention of men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NCDSC) in the state to disperse the huge crowd who were demanding that the owner of the animal should come out to explain what led to the mystery birth even as they insisted that the owner must be probed and possibly executed.

Some of the onlookers queried the occurrence that led to the discovery of the monster-like lamb, with many arguing that a man might have copulated with the animal. Garba Aminu, a commercial motorcycle rider, said: "This is an abomination in our land. To see a sheep give birth to a half human being is a mystery and that shows how terrible some people are. It is unimaginable that some people will be having intercourse with animals."

Another onlooker, who simply gave his name as Danladi, wondered how such a development could happen in a morally upright state like Sokoto where the Islamic faith is so deep. Surgeons that carried-out the operation had a different view. Deputy Zonal Director, Veterinary Clinic in the state Ministry of Forestry and Animal Health, Dr. Ismail Usman, debunked the rumours going about that the sheep was delivered of a human-like being.

"It was a surprise that people's perspective could be so negative when it comes to scientific reasoning and thoughts. In fact, the meaning attached to the development on the pregnant sheep by the onlookers was embarrassing," Dr. Usman stated.

He explained that the sheep was supposed to have been delivered two days earlier but could not, a situation that he described as unusual among animals, especially sheep.

He continued: "When they brought the animal down to our office here, it was discovered that the sheep had some problems during its pregnancy. That was responsible for the abnormal growth and the shape of the inborn lamb."

He advised all owners of livestock in the state to take the health of their animals very seriously, noting that there are enough veterinary personnel in the state to attend to their health cases.

"Bringing animals for antenatal exercise would be a great help in curtailing any abnormalities during pregnancies."

Another expert, Dr. Dahiru Sani who was one of the surgeons that carried out the operation on the controversial sheep said infections such as German measles, excess drugs and radiation could cause such abnormalities in animal pregnancy.

According to him, ""every layman would believe that such a picture is a human-like animal, but in science, it is just a condition that caused the incident."