Escaped Jos lion killed
- Skid
- Dec 3, 2015
- 1 min read
The lion which escaped early Wednesday from the wild life park in Jos, Plateau State, has been killed. As reported yesterday on our blog, the lion had escaped when being fed.
An official of the Plateau State Ministry of Tourism, in charge of the park, Abdullahi Abe, told PREMIUM TIMES the animal had been shot dead.
He said the body of the lion would be taken to the National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Jos south Local Government Area the state, for preservation.Mr. Abe said the lion did not harm anyone as speculated. He did not give further details.The police spokesperson, Abuh Emmanuel, said officers had hoped to recover the lion alive.“We had dispatched our men with experts in search of the lion with the intention to recover the animal alive,” he told PREMIUM TIMES.
The escape of the lion caused panic in the town as many residents stayed indoors for fear of being attacked.
