The middle-aged woman who caused a stir at Cappa Bus Stop, Oshodi Lagos
last Friday, after being accused of being a bird, has died .Eyewitnesses
had alleged that a bird fell from a high tension wire, landed on the
ground and turned into the woman.
That she had also confessed to having
metaphysical powers. Although policemen from the Mushin Division, Olosan
were later said to have taken the woman away, she was already
unconscious before arriving at the hospital.
The Lagos State
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, while confirming her
death, said the woman’s corpse had been deposited at a morgue.
He said:
“Eyewitnesses
said there was a bird which fell down and turned into a woman. So, a
large crowd gathered round her. She was not attacked. Eventually, when
the police got there, they rescued the woman from the surging crowd. But
unfortunately, she died, and her body has been deposited at the
Mainland General Hospital’s morgue.”
PUNCH reports that
when their correspondent visited the area, a policeman at the junction
said the woman was coming from the Agbado Ijaiye area of Lagos, and
heading for her husband’s residence in Mushin. It was learnt from
eyewitnesses that a bird had been seen flying around the area, and had
hit a high tension cable and landed on the ground. One Mr. Sowoloa, who
claimed to be an eyewitness, said the passersby formed a crowd around
the bird which reportedly turned into a woman, and busied themselves
with taking her photographs.
He said:
“It was at 12
in the afternoon. I was also at the bus stop with friends. We saw one
of the birds hit a high-tension cable. It shrieked and landed on the
ground. Before we took any notice, it was a badly burnt woman we saw. It
is unbelievable but it is true. When we spoke to the woman, she claimed
to have some magical powers, and had killed several people. She added
that she was returning to her husband’s house in Mushin before the
incident. So, some people started taking her photographs.”
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