Bizarre attack by a cock

We are living in a world full of mysteries. Everyday strange events unfold, which are indeed beyond our human understanding.

What occurred recently at Kajanga village located on the Asutuare-Akuse road, in the Eastern Region is an example of such events.

The residents, as well as neighbours, were thrown into a state of apprehension on the afternoon of April 25, 2001 when a cock attacked passengers on board a moving taxi and seriously wounded two of them.

It was very frightening as the almost unconscious victims, who bled profusely from woulds inflicted on them by the strange bird were pulled out of the damaged vehicle and whisked to the Akuse Government Hospital for treatment.

According to an eye witness, Samuel Larweh, who is also the driver of the taxi cab with registration number ER 5346C, he was conveying passengers from Asutuare to Akuse when the unfortunate incident occurred.

He said, he had taken off barely 20 minutes when he noticed a strange bird in the form of an owl flying towards him, but he paid no attention to it.

On reaching Kajanga, a village, the bird surreptitiously hit the windscreen on his car and shattered it while it was in motion.

It then entered it and attacked the three passengers seated at the back. He said, s if it had a target, it feasted it beck on the woman seated in the middle and inflicted severe injuries on her. It attacked anyone who tried to stop it.

He said, he was then compelled to stop the car and park as well. He shouted for help, but by the time the residents came the strange bird had turned into a cock.