Ibadan Strange ‘Human’ Fish Is A Baby Octopus- Police

The owner of the fish is still being held by the
police.
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State,
Mohammed Ndabawa, on Wednesday
described as untrue the story of a fish with
human parts reported in Ibadan on Tuesday.

The Oyo State capital was thrown into
confusion on Tuesday when a middle-age
woman, Ramota Salawu, raised the alarm that a
fish she bought at Gege area of the town
suddenly turned into a half human.
Hundreds of residents trooped to Akindele
Compound, Gege, to catch a glimpse of the
'miracle fish’ in a bucket where it was kept.

But the police boss, while addressing reporters
in his office in Ibadan on Wednesday, said the
object was a baby octopus, assuring the
residents that they have no reason to fear.

He said people were merely spreading
falsehood on the internet concerning the fish.
Ms. Salawu, who claimed to have bought the
strange fish at Oke Ado, where she usually buys
the item, claimed that it developed into a living
being shortly after it defrosted.

To debunk her claims, the state police boss
displayed the fish to journalists on Wednesday.
He also said the woman was placed under
protective custody and would be released
when tension within the town is doused.