SOME INHABITANTS in a house at Dakwadwome in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, woke up on Thursday morning to witness the invasion of their home by a baby crocodile.
The little reptile, which experts say is of the West African dwarf crocodile breed, was spotted resting at a corner in the house at a place called power house.
One Joseph Agana, a care taker of the house, who was the first to see the reptile resting, shouted and took to his heels, thereby drawing the attention of the other inhabitants to the scene.
Within minutes, news of the incident had spread across the entire neighbourhood like wild fire in harmattan. Scores of people rushed to the scene to catch a glimpse of the big lizard. Gripped with fear, none of the people around could muster the courage to go near the crocodile that lay motionless.
Some of those gathered were heard saying that the crocodile might be a �god� that had decided to visit the inhabitants of the house but others disputed that assertion. Asked whether residents of the area had seen a crocodile invading a house in the community before, Agana answered in the affirmative.
He suspected that the crocodile might have come from a water body called �Swaata,� which is about 200 metres away from his house.
The boss of Kumasi Zoo, Festus Courage Agya-Yao, was called to the scene. Upon his arrival, he grabbed the crocodile and tied its mouth with a rope. Agya-Yao said his outfit had, of late, been receiving complaints of crocodiles invading homes.
He noted that people had been disturbing the habitats of the crocodiles, resulting in the animals invading homes. Agya-Yao said since the development was a danger to human beings, people should stop building on waterways. He said the baby crocodile would be quarantined and put in a cage at the Kumasi Zoo for public view.
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