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A zoo owner in Nigeria was killed by a lion after he failed to secure a lock on his wall when he went to feed it. According to the BBC, the victim has been identified as 35-year-old Babaji Dole, who worked at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park owned by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. He was bitten on the neck on Saturday after agreeing to take visitors to the enclosure even though they arrived at the wildlife park hours later.
“The zookeeper, apparently feeling comfortable with the animal, left the safety gate open and proceeded to feed the animal. He was struck by the animal and died on the spot,” the park administration said in a statement. Done.” shop.
Also, local police spokesperson Omolola Odutola said “the tiger inflicted serious life-threatening injuries on the man’s neck”. He said the tiger was shot “to release its grip on the handler”.
“It is important to point out that this activity is completely outside the park’s standard feeding routine,” the wildlife park stressed in its statement.
Police described the 35-year-old as a trained lion handler. It is unclear whether Mr. Dole was allowed to turn in guests when he was supposed to be closing. Either way, he “recklessly neglected to secure the locks and barricade the lion’s enclosure before approaching the cage to feed the animals,” Mr Odutola said.
“This carelessness allowed the tiger to escape and attack the handler, resulting in fatal injuries to the handler’s neck and eventual death. The wild tiger was shot to release its grip on the handler,” he said. added.
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The management of the wildlife park expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased, and assured the public of its commitment to ensure the safety of its employees, guests and the animals themselves. The New York Post Reported
Meanwhile, the incident comes less than a year after another zookeeper was attacked and killed by a lion at Nigeria’s Obafemi Awolowo University. Olabode Olawuyi was a veterinary technologist who had been caring for the lions since they were born on campus about nine years ago. Tragically, in February, one of the male lions killed the man while he was feeding them. His colleagues tried to save him but by the time they could do anything, one of the lions had already fatally wounded him, the university said in a statement.
