Animal attack
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Event title
Nigeria - Lion kills zookeeper in Nigeria
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2024-09-30 07:25:43
Last update (UTC)
2024-09-30 07:25:45
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library's Wildlife Park, Abeokuta, Abeokuta South Local Government Area, Ogun
A man has reportedly been killed by a lion in a Nigerian zoo.
Police confirmed the 35-year-old zookeeper was killed in an enclosure at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library's wildlife park, according to Nigerian news outlet the Premium Times.
In a police statement quoted by the outlet, authorities said the man, Babji Daule, was the trained handler of a male lion at the presidential library's Zoological Garden.
"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," police said.
"This negligence allowed the lion to escape and attack the handler, resulting in fatal injuries to the handler's neck and eventual death."
The incident took place on September 28.