Nigerians react as man captures manatees from River Benue (Photos)

A Nigerian social media user with tweeter handle “Solomon Amande” on Wednesday September 26th, 2018 wrote on his page that “I dont really know the name of this fish ,but a lady told me its called Seal Sean. The fisher man Caught two of them believed to be male and female in River Benue in Benue state. He made Artificial pond for them.@segalink Someone said a tweet from u can go Viral. Hey Researchers” he said.

The news has sparked a lot of reactions from different social media users.

Below are some of the comments;

WCS Nigeria program wrote “More #manattees in trouble in #Nigeria ! This time in #Benue State, where they are revered as sacred animals. Please can @benuestategovt do something to help save these poor creatures? Photos by @TerfaHEMBA”

@Segalink wrote “Whatever you do please advise them not to kill or eat them. Certainly not a Fish. Let’s get professionals in there to return them to their natural habitat after being tagged so we can learn more about them. @natgeowild @NatGeoChannel @NatGeoTravel”

@TundeOlayeni wrote “African manatee. Fast going into extinction and can’t survive for long outside its natural habitat. Better if it’s returned back to d sea.”

@fuxksalliemea wrote “It’s a manatee and they are endangered and should be released back to the wild.”

@oluobed wrote “They shouldn’t be released back to the wild immediately. They should kept them, make them procreate, increase their number, then send them back to a controlled habitat.”