BEVERLY HILLS, October 01, (THEWILL) –Â The Oyo State Government has shut down the Agodi zoo following the death of an attendant at the zoo who was killed by one of the lions in the facility.
The deceased, Hamzat Oyekunle, popularly known as Baba Olorunwa, died from injuries sustained from the incident.
The statement has also ordered immediate evacuation of the lions pending further investigations.
In a statement at the weekend by the Executive Secretary, Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP), Mr. Yinka Fatoki, the state expressed shock over the unfortunate incident.
Fatoki said the closure of the facility followed reports from the company managing the zoo, AM & C, on the incident.
He added that the Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, expressed shock over the incident because Oyekunle had fed the lion for over five years.
He revealed that the deceased was known to have had a very good relationship with all animals in the zoo adding that government officials have visited the deceased’s family.
