Shock as Lion kills worker in popular Nigerian University

A lion has mauled and killed a Veterinary Technologist, Olabode Olawuyi at one of Nigeria’s foremost institution, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).

The incident occurred on Monday while Olawuyi was feeding the lion at the Zoological garden of the university.

According to him, Olawuyi, who had been in charge of the zoological garden for over a decade, was attacked on Monday afternoon by a nine-year-old male lion when he was feeding them in their den at the Zoological garden of the university.

He said on hearing the sad news, the management team, led by the Vice Chancellor, abruptly ended an ongoing meeting for an on-the-spot assessment.

Olarewaju said OAU management had already sent a delegation to the widow and children of the deceased to commiserate with them.