As was her usual practice, the girl had gone to the dog’s owner’s house to play, believing the animal was in its cage. However, unbeknownst to the woman, Mrs. Esther (surname withheld), the dog had somehow loosened the padlock securing its cage. When the girl entered, the dog pounced on her.
The dog owner reportedly struggled to extricate the girl from the dog but was unsuccessful, making her shield the badly injured Moridiya with her body. Angry at the move, the dog descended on its owner, bit off her tongue and tore off a big chunk of flesh off of her face.
Nigerian Tribune reports that neighbours and sympathisers started looking for items to dislodge the dog, as they were afraid to immediately move in to avoid the dog turning on them. Eventually, they succeeded in subduing the dog and rescued the girl.
