A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State has killed its handler, Babaji Daule.
It was further gathered that the lion attacked Daule, a 35-year-old from Bauchi State, at the Zoological Garden of the OOPL.
The incident, which was reported at about 7:40am by the Chief Security Officer of the OOPL, was said to have occurred when the trained handler of the male lion at the Zoological Garden carelessly neglected to secure the locks and barricade of the lion’s enclosure before approaching the cage to feed the animal.
This negligence allowed the lion to escape and attack him, resulting in fatal injuries to the handler’s neck and eventual death
The spokesperson for the State command of the Nigeria Police, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the sad incident.
She said, “a deadly incident involving a wild animal attack has been reported by the Area Commander metro on September 28, 2024, at about 7:40 hrs by the Chief Security Officer of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, who informed the divisional police officer that a 35-year-old man named Babaji Daule from Bauchi State, who is a trained handler of a male lion at the Zoological Garden in OOPL Abeokuta, tragically lost his life”.
"It was discovered that the lion handler carelessly neglected to secure the locks and barricade the of lion’s enclosure before approaching the cage to feed the animal”.
"This negligence allowed the lion to escape and attack the handler, resulting in fatal injuries to the handler’s neck and eventual death”.
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