The World Health Organisation, WHO, has issued warning against squishing or stepping on cockroach as a means to get rid of it.
As is common in Nigeria and most parts of the world, seeing a cockroach elicits an instant reaction to step on it, or swipe it with a broom.
But the WHO says it can represent a health danger.
Medical warning
Scientists have started to make dire warnings about the detrimental health effects crushing these bugs has on human beings.
A WHO warning
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that once crushed, the remains of the cockroach can release some potentially harmful bacteria into the environment.
Be careful while breathing!
These bacteria, which are more common cases than they may seem, can cause asthma attacks or allergies when inhaled.