The Borno State Police Command has released the sheep and her 2 lambs that were arrested for eating a heap of fried fish displayed for sale at Bulabulin Ward in Maiduguri.
The animals were released after the fish seller forgave them.
The sheep was arrested and detained alongside her lambs on Saturday, November 5, after the fried fish seller, Malam Yusuf Ibrahim, reported that the animal had caused him losses by raiding his selling point and taking mouthfuls of fried fish for over five years.
The aggrieved trader, who demanded justice, complained that the sheep in question had terrorised him for years by playing a game of hide and seek with him and his stock.
According to him, the sheep would wait for him to be distracted and then quickly grab a mouthful of the fish until he or the bystanders would realise and chase it away.
He said he endured the sheep’s unruly behaviour for five years and had severally asked the owner to take action by tying and feeding the sheep all to no avail, but had the final straw was on Saturday as the action caused him huge financial losses.
According to the latest development, Bulabulin Divisional Police Headquarters released the offending animal to the owner on account of a settlement brokered.
Malam Yusuf also confirmed to reporters that he forgave the sheep after its owner, Luba Mohammed mobilized elders in the community to intercede.
The fish seller said he has given conditions that what happened should not repeat itself. He extracted commitment from the owner to take care of her animals. Any repeat, it was agreed, will lead to legal action for redress.
Meanwhile, the fish seller got N50,000 reward from Honorable Husseini Monguno, for forgiving the sheep.
