Breaking: Lion kills handler at Obasanjo Presidential Library’s zoo in Ogun

A lion killed Babaji Daule, a 35-year-old zoo worker at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, on Saturday.

Before approaching the cage to feed the lion, the lion handler from Bauch State reportedly forgot to secure the enclosure’s locks, Persecondnews reports.

DSP Omolola Odutola, the spokeswoman for the state police command, confirmed this to journalists on Sunday.

This reportedly allowed the lion to escape and attack the handler, resulting in injuries to his neck and eventual death.

The body of the deceased was taken to the morgue of the State Hospital, while the wild lion was shot to break its hold on the handler.

Details shortly…