There was panic around
Zoo road in Kano metropolis on Saturday when a lion escaped from its cage at
the Kano Zoological garden.
The incident happened
around 9 p.m. when the rangers were trying to put it back to its cage after
they returned it from the national agricultural show which took place in
Nasarawa state.
A source at the
zoological garden said that effort was being made to capture the animal which
was still within the zoo premises.
Malam Rabiu Lawal, a
resident of Zoo Road, said he had locked up his house until announcement was
made of the capture of the lion.
”My entire family
members will be indoors even if it will take one month to recover the lion. I
have not experienced this kind of fear since I packed into this area more than
15 years,” he said.
Residents of the area
were said to have gone indoors earlier than usual to avoid the consequences of
an encounter with the loose lion.
Armed policemen have
been deployed to the area while a search team was trying to capture the lion.
