Doctors at Cedarcrest Hospital, in Apo District of Abuja, have successfully operated on a 13-month-old baby, Michael Duniya, who was viciously attacked by a pit bull at Mambilla Barracks, Abuja, on Tuesday, October 8.
A Punch correspondent reports that the black dog, believed to be a pit bull, reportedly broke free from its cage and wandered off into the block where little Michael was playing with his four-year-old brother.
![Michael Duniya](https://www.tori.ng/userfiles/image/2019/oct/15/child.jpg)
Upon seeing the dog, his older brother immediately fled into the house, but Michael was not quick enough as the dog pounced on him.
Michael Duniya
![Michael Duniya](https://www.tori.ng/userfiles/image/2019/oct/15/child2.jpg)
The dog subsequently grabbed Michael by the head and pulled him about 30 metres away and had bitten him repeatedly.
A neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said she quickly raised the alarm.
The dog had to be killed before the baby could be rescued from its deadly grip.