Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in south-western Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it, police say. The victim, a 35-year-old man, worked at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park, owned by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state. Local police spokesperson Omolola Odutola said in a statement that ‘the lion inflicted serious fatal injuries to the man’s neck.’ He said the lion was then shot ‘to release its grip on the handler.’ According to a statement from the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, the zookeeper had taken some guests to see the lion’s feeding routine after hours on Saturday evening. … It comes less than a year after another zookeeper was attacked and killed by a lion at the Obafemi Awolowo University, also in south-western Nigeria.” (09/29/24)