Lion devours handler at Obasanjo library zoo

 

A lion handler at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Zoo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, was killed by a lion on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 35-year-old zoo worker was said to have forgotten to barricade the lock of the lion’s cage before going in to feed it.

 

 

This 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 shot to release its grip on the handler.

 

 

Ogun State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the incident through a statement by the spokesman for the state police command, Omolola Odutola,