A zoo keeper identified as Babaji Daule at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been killed by a lion at the library’s zoo.
The incident which has been confirmed by the Ogun State Police Command via a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Omolola Odutola, happened on Saturday evening after the 35-year-old Bauchi State indigene reportedly forgot to secure the locks and barricade the lion’s enclosure before approaching the cage to feed it.
READ ALSO: Obasanjo laments jettison of ‘Operation Feed the Nation’ by Nigerian leaders
Odutola disclosed that the open cage afforded the lion an opportunity to escape and attack the handler, resulting in injuries to his neck and eventual death
He added that the victim’s remain has been removed and taken to the mortuary at Ijaye General Hospital, while the wild lion was shot to release its grip on the handler.
Join the conversation
Opinions
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
Donate Now
