Residents of Makurdi, capital of Benue state panicked as a story spread that a chicken being taken to market for sale suddenly started speaking in Arabic. Residents around the ‘A’ division police station beside Wadata Market, Makurdi fled in different directions as news of the mystery spread.
The incident happened around the Wadata central mosque premises located few metres from the divisional police station. A woman in the area who gave her name as Aishetu said “I have not seen the chicken myself,” she confessed. “I heard that police have taken it into custody and that is why the station is so crowded. Everybody wants to see it talk,” she said.
The incident initially created a tense atmosphere for motorists plying the route as they hurriedly reversed in the opposite direction while buyers and sellers in the market ran helter-skelter for safety fearing it was a renewed hostility between farmers and herdsmen who ceased fire barely a week ago.
A policemen reportedly threw a canister to disperse the crowd who returned a few minutes later determined to see for themselves. However, spokesman of the police, SP. Daniel Ezeala dismissed the claims saying “How can a fowl talk’” he queried. “There is nothing like that because it is unnatural for animals to talk. It is the handiwork of mischief makers who wanted to displace traders and loot their wares in the market,” Ezeala said.
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However, spokesman of the police, SP. Daniel Ezeala dismissed the claims saying How can a fowl talk”
It must have been reeeallly fowl talk.
Daniel Exeala is a dumb cluck who is probably henpceked at home.
Sorry to lay an egg....
In a related story, I asked my dog what was on top of my house and he said, "Roof!"
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