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Report from Ogun State, South West Nigeria says, Lion has killed a 35-year-old zoo worker at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
The Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the incident which reportedly occurred on Saturday.
Spokesman for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Sunday.
According to the statement, the Bauch State born lion handler, Babaji Daule, was said to have forgotten to secure the locks and barricade the lion’s enclosure before approaching the cage to feed the animal.
This reportedly allowed the lion to escape and attack the handler, resulting in injuries to his neck and eventual death.
The victim’s body has been reportedly removed and taken to the mortuary at Ijaye General Hospital, while the wild lion was shot to release its grip on the handler.
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