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Dog Given a Befitting Burial in Ikeja, Gunshots Fired as Last Respect

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10 years ago

December 3, 2014

A Dog popularly known as Dr. Papilo was given a befitting burial in Ikeja Lagos. An army band played at is funeral with gunshots as a sign of last respect for him while a condolence register was also opened for him at his owner’s resident. Papilo was said to have died last month but his burial arrangement was moved to last Saturday. He is said to be popularly known around the area. The owner who owns the dog said it has been with him for the past 15 years and that his death was a big blow to him. He is a hotel owner and his very popular. This is what he said when we interviewed him. The dog was buried in a 4-feet grave decorated with roses in its owner’s hotel in Ikeja after the burial ceremony which took place at Oshifila street in Ikeja
My wife and I stayed together for some time without a child. Suddenly, people started calling us Papa and Mama Papilo. The dog travelled with me to Jos and Maiduguri. While in Maiduguri, it was trained and used to hunt bombers. It was a unique dog. In the real sense, it was my first child. When I lost Papilo, I felt sad the same way I felt when I lost my wife. The dog was just too close to me.
“Papilo confronted armed robbers some time ago and gave one of them a serious injury. The robber could not run further, and was later caught by the police. Everybody knew Papilo in this area. I am missing the dog, and the other six dogs at the hotel are also missing Papilo because it was like their father. Here, we treat dogs like human beings. We give them the best food you could think of.