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Finally, Lion found in Lagos resident has been evacuated to zoo

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The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force on Monday succeeded in evacuating a lion found at a private home around Victoria Island of Lagos to a zoo in Omu Resorts, Lekki.

Confiance News gathered from a PM News source on Tuesday.

Lion harboured by Indian National at Lagos residence. Photo: Channels TV

Chairman of the Agency, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the exercise was carried out in conjunction with officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and medical personnel from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan.

Egbeyemi said that Dr. Ogunmo Bamidele, who led the medical team from the University of Ibadan, had to tranquilized the lion thrice before evacuation.

He confirmed that the agency responded to a petition from residents while investigations revealed that the lion was brought in from Cameroon by an Indian two years ago.

“Immediately I got the petition, I deployed my officers to the house at No. 229, Muri-Okunola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, where they kept a close watch for more than 72 hours before the lion was finally removed today,” Egbeyemi said.

Earlier, Confiance News had reported that there was panic in Victoria Island when Neighbours discovered that an Indian National had brought in a lion to live in his house.

 

(PM News)

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