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16ft Crocodile Named 'Osama' Allegedly Ate 80 Villagers Over 14 Years

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Updated 09:40 17 Jul 2022 GMT+1Published 09:37 17 Jul 2022 GMT+1

16ft Crocodile Named 'Osama' Allegedly Ate 80 Villagers Over 14 Years

A 16ft crocodile named after a terrorist is thought to have killed 80 people in a Ugandan village over a 14-year period

Aisha Nozari

Aisha Nozari

A 16ft crocodile named after a terrorist is thought to have killed 80 people in a Ugandan village over a 14-year period.

Osama the croc is said to have wiped out a tenth of Luganga’s population between 1991 and 2005 and dwelled in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake.

Osama would reportedly wait near the lake’s shore and then snatch his victims – which included kids as young as 12 – before dragging his prey down to the bottom of the lake.

Luganga locals thought Osama was immortal because of his sheer power, and one resident of the village opened up about the death of his brother when speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald back in 2005, shortly after Osama was captured and removed from the lake. 

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Paul Kyewalyanga had ventured out on a rowing boat with his brother Peter one day when Osama struck, leaping into their boat and grabbing Peter.

Paul explained: “Osama just emerged from the water vertically and flopped into the boat.

"The back of the boat where I was sitting was submerged. Peter was clutching the side screaming. They fought for about five minutes until I heard a tearing sound."

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He added: "Peter shouted, ‘He’s broken my leg.’ Then he let go and was dragged into the lake. A few days later we found his head and his arm."

In 2005, Osama was finally captured when local people and wildlife officials teamed up to lure the croc from the lake’s depths with cow lungs. 

Osama was kept alive and is now part of a breeding program, with Uganda Crocs’ Alex Mutamba explaining at the time: "All Nile crocodiles like Osama will eat a human being if they perceive their territory is being encroached on. But our crocodiles are well-secured, so I’m not too worried."

Osama’s years-long rampage is a far cry from Australian croc Fred’s recent attempt at murder, with the beast being swiftly put in his place by an Aussie armed with a frying pan. 

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An Australian man was caught on camera fending off an enormous crocodile.
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Darwin’s Kai Hansen walloped resident saltwater croc Fred on the snout when it lunged towards him last month, and Kai’s cool-as-a-cucumber response to almost being eaten by an enormous reptile quickly went viral. 

Kai is the owner of Goat Island Lodge on the banks of the Adelaide river and shares his home with his beloved female croc Casey, who Fred had been pestering, prompting Kai to give him a swift wallop on the nose before the animal was removed by a croc retrieval team.

If you have a story you want to tell, send it to UNILAD via [email protected] 

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images

Topics: Animals, World News

Aisha Nozari
Aisha Nozari

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