The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) community was on Monday thrown into mourning after a lion at the school’s zoo killed a veterinary technologist Olabode Olawuyi.
According to
the school’s spokesman Abiodun Olarewaju, the victim who has been in charge of
the Zoological garden for over a decade was attacked on Monday afternoon when
he was feeding the nine-year-old male lion and its mates in their den.
The other
members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within
their power to rescue their boss but the wild cat had already caused severe
fatalities, Olarewaju said.
On hearing the
sad news, the management team led by Vice-Chancellor Adebayo Simeon Bamire
abruptly ended an ongoing meeting for an on-the-spot assessment.
Upon arrival,
the Acting Director of the University Health and Medical Centre Dr. Tirimisiyu
Olatunji informed the Vice-Chancellor that all first aid and medical efforts to
save the life of the victim proved abortive.
Saddened by
this tragic event, the aggressive lion has been euthanized.
Mr Olawuyi has
been taking care of the lions since they were born on campus about nine years
ago but, tragically, the male lion killed the man.
The university
management has sent a delegation to the widow and children of the deceased,
imploring them to take solace in God who gives life and also has the power to
take life.
Meanwhile,
Vice-Chancellor Bamire has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the
immediate and remote causes of the incident.
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