The lions’ cage at the Jos Wildlife Park in Plateau State will soon receive a lion from the Maiduguri Zoo, the Borno State Capital on a trade by barter deal entered by the two States. State commissioner for Culture, Tourism and Hospitality, Mwankon John, who initiated the mutual partnership between the two wildlife parks, told journalists yesterday in Jos. “We are giving them one of our animals, because we do in-house breeding here. And they will give us a lion in exchange. This arrangement will replace the lion that was killed late last year,” “We have made a proposal to that effect to the State Executive Council (SEC), and we have got the approval. We are only waiting for the release of funds to do the exchange.” The park, on December 2, 2015, recorded a loss with the killing of Leo, a lion which escaped confinement through a rusty cage. DAILY POST recalls that the dead lion was shot severally, and killed by some soldiers, drawing worldwide condemnation by animal rights activists who insisted that the park needed to have used trained personnel to demobilize the animal, using tranquilizers. However, the General Manager of the State Tourism Corporation, Mr. John Doy, then said the agency did not have tranquilizers, and decided on inviting the soldiers as last resort to save the lives of residents. The State Commissioner, has, however, said the proposal to replace Leo was done as a total package which also entails doing a lasting mending of the confinement at the overall cost of about N2 million, before doing the exchange. Mwankon said the present administration in the State was committed to reviving the tourism sub-sector, to attract investment in a state recovering from over a decade of violent hostilities. Jos Wildlife Park is known for having situation of lions breaking out from the eastern gate. Personnel at the park had said the lion was hungry for days, and was probably before it jumped unto a raised platform, and forced open the cage.

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DAILY POST recalls that the dead lion was shot severally, and killed by some soldiers

I hope they feed this one.

So d cost of a lion is 2m whoa! I'd own one someday