Zambia Police Service Deputy Public Relations Officer, Danny Mwale has confirmed the arrest of a 50-year-old man identified as Jibodu Babatunde Olukayode for the offence of Cruelty to Animals.

According to Mwale, his office received information from a member of the public that a foreign male person in Meanwood Ibex area was killing dogs and let them rot and form maggots which he could use for unknown purposes.

After a search lasting seven hours on 17th January, 2023 a combined team of officers from Zambia Police, Drug Enforcement Commission, Department of Immigration, Provincial Veterinary Department and Public Health Department of the Lusaka City Council discovered three cages in one of the rooms of which one contained four pieces of dog carcass in a rotten state with several flies.

Also discovered were boxes containing woovers, Television sets and other assorted household properties in the ceiling board of the house.

The premises, which are installed with several surveillance cameras, had 14 live dogs within the yard.

“The suspect who lives alone at the said house, is believed to be a British National of Nigerian origin,” said Mwale.

Olukayode is currently detained in Police custody charged with Cruelty to Animals and other Public Health related offences.