A mild drama ensued on Sunday, the 11th December as a marine turtle was caught by the local fishermen at the ‘Point Of No Return’, a popular tourist attraction beach in Badagry, Lagos.
According to reports, the turtle was sold to female handlers who loaded it onto a motorcycle for onward transportation to a fish market in the town and have it sold for consumption.
Seeing the danger in selling it off, a man identified as Segun Adebiyi pleaded that the reptile be released to its natural habitat.
Adebiyi explained the need to preserve these special creatures to prevent their extinction. After much negotiation pleading and bargaining, Adebiyi paid N25, 000 to have the creature returned to the ocean.
But the fishermen insisted in catching the turtle again immediately after it’s released to the ocean it had been brought. This would have defeated the sole prupose of buying the animal.
Realizing the fishermen were not ready to shift ground, the turtle had to be transported in a car to another nearby Sultan beach, there another drama erupted as the beach boys and the community boys prevented Adebiyi and his team from releasing the turtle into the ocean.
Again, N5,000 was paid before the creature was allowed to return back home where it belongs.
See photos below:
According to reports, the turtle was sold to female handlers who loaded it onto a motorcycle for onward transportation to a fish market in the town and have it sold for consumption.
Seeing the danger in selling it off, a man identified as Segun Adebiyi pleaded that the reptile be released to its natural habitat.
Adebiyi explained the need to preserve these special creatures to prevent their extinction. After much negotiation pleading and bargaining, Adebiyi paid N25, 000 to have the creature returned to the ocean.
But the fishermen insisted in catching the turtle again immediately after it’s released to the ocean it had been brought. This would have defeated the sole prupose of buying the animal.
Realizing the fishermen were not ready to shift ground, the turtle had to be transported in a car to another nearby Sultan beach, there another drama erupted as the beach boys and the community boys prevented Adebiyi and his team from releasing the turtle into the ocean.
Again, N5,000 was paid before the creature was allowed to return back home where it belongs.
See photos below:
