A disagreement between two biological brothers over the cadaver of a dog and goat slaughtered for their late father has caused the death of one and left the other in police custody.
The elder of the two brothers Nwenle Takia aged 52 is said to have stabbed his younger brother Bignani Takia aged 50 on his left armpit, top of his breast and his testes while they fought over the cooked goat and dog meat.
GhanaCelebrities.Com reporter, Osarfo Anthony, sojourned Bolgatanga, in the Upper East of Ghana to follow up on a lead. There, he also had another lead that dog meat is highly patronized by indigenes of Bolgatanga to other flesh-eatables.
In fact, in Bolgatanga, dog meat is patronized more than goat, cattle, and chicken meat as well as fish. Aside that, dog meat is less expensive than cattle meat or any other kind of meat. There is actually a dog meat market where only live dogs are sold or bought – just as we have normal market where tomatoes, pepper, onions, etc. are sold and bought.
When the reporter visited the dog market, he was awe struck – seeing plenty live assembled and hanged dogs with buyers negotiating with dog sellers so they can grab a dog home to prepare some ‘tuozaafi’ and ‘tumbani’ meal.
The prices of the dogs range between GHC 100 – 150. The market was soiled with dog stool – hope you know the stench that comes out of dogs’ fecal matter? However, none of the sellers or buyers held their noses – obviously, their olfactory senses are used to the smell. Some were even seen eating around whilst others slept on mats and benches.
