The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that a 35-year-old zoo worker at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Babaji Daule, was killed by a lion on Saturday
The spokesman for the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday.
The Bauch State born lion handler was said to have forgotten to secure the locks and barricade the lion’s enclosure before approaching the cage to feed the dangerous animal.
The development reportedly allowed the lion to escape and attack the handler, resulting in injuries to his neck and eventual death
The victim’s body was said to have been removed and taken to the mortuary at Ijaye General Hospital, while the wild lion was neutralised in order to release its grip on the zoo handler.
