Mrs Adeyemo said common sense prevailed upon her and members of the family not to sleep in their home, as a result of pressure mounted on them by traditionalists in the state to release the creature to them.
Also, she said the adamant posture of some area boys in the place, who had vowed that not even the police could take the creature away from the compound, forced her not to sleep at home.
“We, however, returned to the house this morning (Wednesday) to meet the back door broken and part of my roasted fish and frozen fish carted away, while others were destroyed."
“Earlier (on Tuesday), I had lost my Nokia phone in the confusion. While I was away at the station, some area boys came around and descended on my 14-year-old daughter, Hajara. They beat her to the point of injuring her,” she said.
The woman also claimed that traditionalists have been threatening her that if she failed to release the creature to them, they would turn one of her children to a god.
Expatiating further on the incident, Mrs Adeyemo, who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune at her home, said she neither raised an alarm nor told anybody that the creature spoke with her.
“It was frozen dead when I discovered it. What happened was that when I saw it initially, I discountenanced it and threw it in the dustbin. But on a second thought, I picked it up again because I wanted to show it to my sister, who had been selling fish before me.
“I only wanted to ask her if she had seen a strange creature in her carton of fish before. This was the first time I would see such in the 14 years that I have been selling fish,” she said.
“I bought the carton of fish at about 9.30 a.m at Oja’Ba. As I took it out of the dustbin and held it, an Alfa came up behind me and asked me to give him the creature in my hand. The next thing he did was to bring out his phone and tried to take the picture of the creature, but his phone went dead. My brother, Saburi, also attempted taking its picture and his phone also went dead.
“There and then, I took the creature to my elder brother, also an Alfa. I was still with him when I was called to bring the creature home and show it to the mammoth crowd that had converged on our house so that they would disperse.
“But by the time I got home, there was a twist in the story. I learnt that the president of traditionalists in Ibadan had gone to report at the police station that I had a strange creature with me, which was inimical to the well-being of the people of the state.
“They had threatened that if the creature was not handed over to them, Ibadan would experience a serious flood disaster and that the 1980 experience would be a child’s play when compared to it.
“I was invited to the station by the police where I met the traditionalist. I told the police that it was a lie that nothing disastrous would happen because what I saw was just dust and not any miracle. I made them realise that I am also a water devotee from the popular Ataoja family in Osogbo, Osun State.
“Unfortunately, I could not produce the creature yesterday (Tuesday) because one of my brothers, Aliu, ran away with the creature when the pressure of the crowd in our home became too much. We were released to go home at about 9.00 p.m. I was with my baby, Alimot, who wore no pant all through yesterday (Tuesday).
“This morning (Wednesday), however, I was called at about 9.00 a.m from Mapo Police Station that Aliu had brought the creature to the station.
"From Mapo, we went to Iyaganku to see the Area Commander and then to the police command headquarters at Eleyele to see the Commissioner of Police.
“It was discovered that the creature is an octopus. Its photograph was taken and it was released to me to take home. I was interviewed by the NTA crew and I have since thrown the octopus into Gege River.”
OluFamous.Com gathered that Oyo State police command said the “mermaid” is an octopus. Thatz all!
“We, however, returned to the house this morning (Wednesday) to meet the back door broken and part of my roasted fish and frozen fish carted away, while others were destroyed."
“Earlier (on Tuesday), I had lost my Nokia phone in the confusion. While I was away at the station, some area boys came around and descended on my 14-year-old daughter, Hajara. They beat her to the point of injuring her,” she said.
The woman also claimed that traditionalists have been threatening her that if she failed to release the creature to them, they would turn one of her children to a god.
Expatiating further on the incident, Mrs Adeyemo, who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune at her home, said she neither raised an alarm nor told anybody that the creature spoke with her.
“It was frozen dead when I discovered it. What happened was that when I saw it initially, I discountenanced it and threw it in the dustbin. But on a second thought, I picked it up again because I wanted to show it to my sister, who had been selling fish before me.
“I only wanted to ask her if she had seen a strange creature in her carton of fish before. This was the first time I would see such in the 14 years that I have been selling fish,” she said.
“I bought the carton of fish at about 9.30 a.m at Oja’Ba. As I took it out of the dustbin and held it, an Alfa came up behind me and asked me to give him the creature in my hand. The next thing he did was to bring out his phone and tried to take the picture of the creature, but his phone went dead. My brother, Saburi, also attempted taking its picture and his phone also went dead.
“There and then, I took the creature to my elder brother, also an Alfa. I was still with him when I was called to bring the creature home and show it to the mammoth crowd that had converged on our house so that they would disperse.
“But by the time I got home, there was a twist in the story. I learnt that the president of traditionalists in Ibadan had gone to report at the police station that I had a strange creature with me, which was inimical to the well-being of the people of the state.
“They had threatened that if the creature was not handed over to them, Ibadan would experience a serious flood disaster and that the 1980 experience would be a child’s play when compared to it.
“I was invited to the station by the police where I met the traditionalist. I told the police that it was a lie that nothing disastrous would happen because what I saw was just dust and not any miracle. I made them realise that I am also a water devotee from the popular Ataoja family in Osogbo, Osun State.
“Unfortunately, I could not produce the creature yesterday (Tuesday) because one of my brothers, Aliu, ran away with the creature when the pressure of the crowd in our home became too much. We were released to go home at about 9.00 p.m. I was with my baby, Alimot, who wore no pant all through yesterday (Tuesday).
“This morning (Wednesday), however, I was called at about 9.00 a.m from Mapo Police Station that Aliu had brought the creature to the station.
"From Mapo, we went to Iyaganku to see the Area Commander and then to the police command headquarters at Eleyele to see the Commissioner of Police.
“It was discovered that the creature is an octopus. Its photograph was taken and it was released to me to take home. I was interviewed by the NTA crew and I have since thrown the octopus into Gege River.”
OluFamous.Com gathered that Oyo State police command said the “mermaid” is an octopus. Thatz all!
Why can't the police provide the family with security with all the attraction?
ReplyDeleteI know it could not have been a real mermaid at all. Lolz
ReplyDeleteThey are wise for not sleeping in that house that night. I could have been worse. Dele
ReplyDeleteTs a squid,dumb ass ibadan peeps..geez
ReplyDeletei tire for all these yoruba people sef and their fetish backwardness.
DeleteBut who are those made us believed an octopus is a mermaid?
ReplyDeleteFunny stuff
ReplyDeleteilliteracy is a comunicable disease within such city; an octopus shouldnt be so strange if the television stations in the state have being educating the populace, by showing animated documentries...
ReplyDeleteIlliteracy is when you cannot read or write, to put it simple. However, between 90% to 95% of people of Ibadan can read and write. So you can see that your premise is wrong. If a person sees a thing for the first time and he is astounded it is normal. What is abnormal is to ignore what you never see and continue to dwell in ignorance. So I salute the people of Ibadan for shaking the country upon seeing a strange creator. It shows that the spirit is still there.
DeleteLolzzzzzzzzzzzz, u shd ve given it back to d Osun worshippers, instead of trowing d Octopus to dt gege olorun river, sofar dey re claiming its as dere food, illeterate fellow. Adepeju
ReplyDeleteIt's not even an octopus. It's a squid !! Damn, Ibadan people !
ReplyDeleteLook @ how all of u are gullible enof to believe its not a meirmaid they saw @ first. The new story was just to calm all nerves and the traditionalist to do d rightful. I hail ibadan brain oo. Kai ! I no enter dat town for 4 yrs to come
ReplyDeleteMUMU TOO FULL 4 YORUBA LAND, FOOLS!
ReplyDeleteas e dey 4 igbos tew, idiot mumu!!!
ReplyDeleteode sharap dia,this kain tin no dey happen for igboland,we too shine eye,una to backward.
DeleteY on earth will u call d YORUBA ppl MUMU.......wat abt ur own tribe aM so sure mumu ar also goin to be deir......U CALLED D YORUBA PPL MUMU bcous of am OCTOPUS,u ar a big disgrace to dis nation.ode
ReplyDeleteeiyaa kpele but na ur kinsmen dey to attack igbo so no we do dey take am for granted.Tell your fellow yorubas to respect themselves first ok.
DeleteY on earth will u call d YORUBA ppl MUMU.......wat abt ur own tribe aM so sure mumu ar also goin to be deir......U CALLED D YORUBA PPL MUMU bcous of am OCTOPUS,u ar a big disgrace to dis nation.ode
ReplyDeletedats one hell of a messed up shit nd dats y i 8 ibadan people dey r just 2 daft.illiteracy is a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm proud to be from Ibadan ! The wisest people ever to calm you down when situations are very tensed,"Ibadan lo mo, O mo layi po" The picture shown here is that of octopus and not mermaid.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how interior the scene of incident might be it has produced great men of intellectuals rubbing shoulders with high and the mighty not only in the country also here in U.S and the whole world.
So, for those faceless contributors, your knowledge of what and who the indigenes of Ibadan are is what makes you to post nonsense
lwmdh! oloriburuku so you from Ibadan?! No wonder you're so dim. The only good thing in that town is UI.I studied there so I know how it goes.Don't assume because I'm Igbo I dont have family married there ok.You need to correct your kinsmen who like to insult Igbos,when you do that we will respect you back.that's all
DeleteOyonshi, Oyanra, Oyinberibe, so you study in UI. Your life is made in Ibadan and you still pass shameless comment on the city that made you and the best people of your tribe. Ibadan does not need your respect. It is respected world-over from time immemorial. If you study history you will know what Ibadan stands for. The is the city that brought the independence you are enjoying today as a Nigerian.
DeleteFaceless being, you can talk . i'm still repeating myself proud to be born in that ancient city of Ibadan. Look, one thing in life is that, "it not a sin to be born silently but it will a shame on that fellow that was born in lowly environment but had the opportunity to be great in life yet failed to utilize it" . Remmy was born and brought in Ibadan but by God's grace passing comments on this blog from New York city, U.S A. Now can you tell the whole world where you were born ? You schooled in University of Ibadan, good .Where are you residing now ? The distance between you and I is just like that between Heaven and the Earth.In Yoruba, "kekere ko ni baba fi juu omo e lo". Do you think your tribe has locus standing in the history of this nation ? The only bastard tribe in Nigeria, the Northerners are far better than you people.
Deletefor your information i also studied at UNN.i have traversed this nation east,west,north and south.I have family everywhere.Where have you been? I love the real naija not you myopic tribalists that see no good in your fellow human.I dwell among the Yoruba,have them as friends and family,eat their food,love their culture, their women.I am a Nigerian,full blooded,exposed and proud to be.Who are you?
Deletelol,colonial mentality,because you're in the US you're better off than the rest of us residing in Nigeria,chimo(LAUGHING).Please learn something about where you are ,living in the city doesn't mean you're more exposed and well to do than those in the suburban or rural areas.
DeleteEven your lecturers in UNN are products of Ibadan. Check their profiles and study the history of the august university. Thus, whatever level of education you acquired in your life will remain a complement to that of Ibadan. Your comment reflects ingratitude to the city that produced you. You should have passed a direct comment on the subject matter of this discuss which is the strange creature, like that of the others. But insulting the city that educated you, made a person, gave you security (unlike the situation in Aluu), and awarded you the laurel that constitute the wings that enable you to fly to your aspiration, is an act of ingratitude.
DeleteI was born in Bori-Ogoni (Ogoniland), and I see the land as part of me, even if I was not educated there.
I noticed at the point they visited police station the whole story changed!!!Naija Police I fear fear!
ReplyDeletehmmmmmmm i cant laugh oooo mumu indeed ibo calling yoruba people mumu nawaooo well the real ibo from you know the truth i wont talk
ReplyDeleteTribalism is now so deep within Nigerian regions. Ibo calling yoruba dumb. Wow, that's strange. If your people (Ibo) are so wise as claimed, you wont base your livelihood and investments on the west. Wisdom speaks, fools covered their ears.
ReplyDeleteNobody questions the great Ibadan. Check your history.
shut up my friend! from your first sentence i thought you were about to calm tension but you ended up joining the ethnic bandwagon.Let me tell you Lagos is the only real city in the southwest,and Lagos wasn't built by Yoruba,but by the federal government and the citizens of Nigeria.n
DeleteWhich federal government built Lagos. Lagos was built by the government of the western region . So get that into your fucking head.
Deleteall this noise because of a bloody squid?were i live,even 2,3yrs old children know what this poor creature is.a creature with 7 or more tentacles resembling a human being?gooosh
ReplyDeleteactually dats a squid not an octopus..
ReplyDeletePls dats α̲̅ squid.....not α̲̅ mermaid......illitracy is α̲̅ disease
ReplyDeleteMehn you are all grown ups.....Jeez! Proup youruba
ReplyDelete