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Lion kills zookeeper at Nigeria's Obafemi Awolowo University

A zookeeper at Obafemi Awolowo University was fatally attacked by a lion while feeding it. The lion was subsequently euthanized.
The incident has caused mourning within the university community, prompting the vice-chancellor to order a thorough investigation into the causes.
The attack was attributed to "human error" of leaving a door unlocked, according to the university's student union leader.

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BBC News

Lion kills zookeeper at Nigeria's Obafemi Awolowo University

The veterinarian technologist had been taking care of the university's lions for nine years.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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Globo

Lion kills Nigerian zoo employee who fed him 9 years ago

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The Sun

Zookeeper mauled to death by lion he had raised since birth in horror attack

A ZOOKEEPER has been mauled to death by a lion in a horrifying attack after he left open a gate while feeding the beast. Olabode Olawuyi raised the powerful male lion since birth before it turned on him in the savage ambush as onlookers were forced to watch on in disbelief. A man has been mauled to death by a lion at a zoo People ran to the enclosure with guns to try and save Olawuyi Olabode Olawuyi died in the horror mauling Olawuyi – from Nige…

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian Nigeria

Panic on OAU campus as lion kills zoo keeper, injures another

The entire community of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, was thrown into panic after a lion allegedly broke loose from its cage and killed a zookeeper. The post Panic on OAU campus as lion kills zoo keeper, injures another appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

3 months ago·Nigeria

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Kronen Zeitung

Lion attacked zookeepers while feeding

Ein Löwe in Nigeria hat einen Zoowärter getötet. Das männliche Tier fiel den Mann am Montag während der Fütterung aus unklarem Grund im Gehege an und verletzte ihn tödlich, wie die Obafemi Awolowo Universität in Ile-Ife im Südwesten Nigerias mitteilte. Der Veterinärtechniker habe den Zoo an der Universität seit einem Jahrzehnt geleitet und habe den Löwen seit dessen Geburt vor neun Jahren gepflegt. „Die anderen Mitarbeiter, die sich am Ort des G…

3 months ago

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