A zookeeper was fatally mauled by a lion on Saturday night, at a wildlife park in south-western Nigeria, after failing to safe the enclosure locks throughout feeding, in accordance with BBC information.
The 35-year-old man, Babaji Daule, was employed on the Presidential Library Wildlife Park, owned by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.In line with native police spokesperson Omolola Odutola, Daule suffered “severe deadly accidents to the neck” after the lion attacked him.
The occasion occurred when Daule led a gaggle of company to witness the lion’s feeding routine. In an official assertion, the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library revealed that the zookeeper had left the protecting gate open, feeling “snug” across the animal. This lapse led to the deadly assault.
“The zookeeper, apparently, feeling snug with the animal, left the protection safety gate open and proceeded to feed the animal. He was mauled by the animal and died on the spot,” the assertion mentioned.
Authorities instantly intervened, taking pictures the lion to launch its grip and forestall additional harm to Daule’s physique. “To forestall additional mutilation of the physique, the animal was put down instantly by personnel of the park,” the park officers confirmed.
Daule, described as a educated lion handler, was the second Nigerian zookeeper to be killed by a lion throughout the previous yr. The sooner incident occurred at Obafemi Awolowo College, additionally in southwestern Nigeria, elevating issues concerning the nation’s security rules and administration practices for dealing with wild animals in captivity.
