A zookeeper at the Agodi zoo in Ibadan, Hazmat Oyekunle, aka Baba Olorunwa, has been killed by one of the lions in the facility.
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Oyekunle died from injuries sustained from the incident.
Following the zookeeper’s killing, the Oyo State Government shut down the facility on Saturday, just as it ordered immediate evacuation of the lions pending further investigations.
In a statement by the Executive Secretary, Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP), Mr. Yinka Fatoki, the state expressed shock over the incident, adding that the deceased fed his killer for over five years, and had a very good relationship with all animals in the zoo.
The government also claimed to have visited the deceased’s family.
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