Police Dispel Reports Of Mermaid In Ibadan, Says Fish Was Baby-Octopus

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Ibadan, the Oyo State capital was on Tuesday turned into a Mecca of sorts as news filtered into town of a fish which suddenly turned into a miniature mermaid but the state police command has dispelled the story as untrue.

It was reported that a middle-aged woman, identified as Ramota Salau, who sells both roasted and fried fish, had taken delivery of her stock of frozen fishes from the Gege area of town and was sorting them out when she suddenly raised the alarm that one of the fishes suddenly turned into what was called an ‘Omo Yemoja’ or mermaid.

Strange Fish Turns Into Human In Ibadan Oyo state (Nigeria)

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Hundreds of residents of Ibadan, Tuesday, rushed out to catch a glimpse of a strange fish which was said to have human parts at Asaka compound area of the city.

The incident happened at Ile Akindele when a fish seller noticed the strange creature after removing the wrap of a frozen fish.
Ramota, who was said to be the fish seller reportedly, raised alarm to attract others to the strange sight.

She said, “I went to where we usually buy fish at Kola Eleja, Oke Ado, Ibadan. After I finished, I boarded Okada to my place to prepare the fish for sale.