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Looks like its a period of bizarre burials.The first mind blowing one was of the man who buried his mother in Hummer Jeep in Nigeria,and now somewhere in Ikeja a dog has had a burial befitting for a human being.
The male Alsatian dog popularly known as Dr. Papilo has got the befitting burial in Lagos. Though Papilo died last month, his burial arrangement was moved to last Saturday where the dog was buried amidst affluence and pageantry. A service of songs was held for "Papilo the dog", an army band played at the 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.
The owner of the dog who owns an hotel in Lagos said the death of his dog who has been with him for 15years is quiet painful. Hear him;
“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,” he said.
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.
At the burial, there was plenty to eat and drink, just as guests were thoroughly entertained by the Nigerian Army Band. A detachment of mobile policemen at the event also gave the deceased dog a 7-gun salute. Dog-owners, military personnel, police officers, veterinary doctors and many others thronged the venue of the ceremony. . . Immediately after its death, a condolence register was opened for the dog in front of Cannan Hotel, where Papilo has served, as a security guard for 10 years. Present at the funeral were, the Coordinator, Nigerian Dog Association, Ndubisi Faisal Amuka and Dr Dotun Ransome-Kuti, son of late health minister. . . The owner of the dog, Prince Keneth Edet Ani, who serves with the Nigerian Army in Ikeja and owns the hotel said his affection for his late dog was unconditional. Papilo’s remains were interred in a four-feet grave inside the hotel and decorated with roses.
At the burial, there was plenty to eat and drink, just as guests were thoroughly entertained by the Nigerian Army Band. A detachment of mobile policemen at the event also gave the deceased dog a 7-gun salute. Dog-owners, military personnel, police officers, veterinary doctors and many others thronged the venue of the ceremony. . . Immediately after its death, a condolence register was opened for the dog in front of Cannan Hotel, where Papilo has served, as a security guard for 10 years. Present at the funeral were, the Coordinator, Nigerian Dog Association, Ndubisi Faisal Amuka and Dr Dotun Ransome-Kuti, son of late health minister. . . The owner of the dog, Prince Keneth Edet Ani, who serves with the Nigerian Army in Ikeja and owns the hotel said his affection for his late dog was unconditional. Papilo’s remains were interred in a four-feet grave inside the hotel and decorated with roses.