The Manager of Imo State Zoological Garden, Dr Francis Abioye, has cautioned Nigerians against killing protected animals including reptiles like python, saying doing so would attract jail term.

Abioye gave the warning on Thursday when he mobilised members of the zoo task force to arrest a resident of Nekede autonomous community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo, accused of killing a python.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect, Mike Uzoma, allegedly killed the python and sold it on Wednesday.

The area where the python was killed is less than a kilometer away from the zoo.

However by the time the task force members got the community to effect the arrest, the suspect had fled.

The manager who addressed members of the community cautioned them against such act, explaining that all animals around the conservation area are protected by law.

Abioye warned that anybody who kills a python or any animal protected by the law will be arrested and prosecuted.

“I have come to educate all of you against the habit of killing animals that are protected by the law.

“Anybody caught killing such animal must be jailed because we cannot continue to watch people destroy our nature out of ignorance”, he said.

Abioye said rather than kill such animals, the residents should contact the zoo curator to capture them.

Some of the residents, who spoke, commended the manager for coming to educate them on why some special animals must be protected.

One of them, Mrs Angela Amaefula said she was ignorant of the law prohibiting the killing of some animals like python, and urged the zoo manager to make such enlightenment programme a regular event.

According to her, doing so would enable members of the public to become fully aware of the need to be friendly with such animals. (NAN)

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kill-a-python-go-to-jail-zoo-manager-warn-nigerians.html

LALASTIC -LALA right now ....

Excuse me! What do u mean?! Ayam not understanding you.......

What about kidnapping it nd keeping it as pet?

Lalasticlala will not like this development coz there will be shortage of this....

Don't tell us, tell Lalasticlala. Or you tell people down south who takes delight in eating any living crawling creature.

Bad business for lalasticlala

Under what section of the Constitution is quoted?
All these yeye men sef!

Ara thunder ...

If you feel these politicians are your friends, try calling them after election... Be wise, their kids are In London

this is madness

lala come and hear o

story if I see any snake I go kill am, your papa

sukerefakere:

Bad business for lalasticlala

Lol

lalasticlala now....

Lala

Them never fit protect human beings finish na snake of all animals na e dem won protect hmm, snake wey deceive eve abi na python wey de dance them the refer too

We know animals like cow, python, monkeys are the ones enjoying this government.
From killing humans to appease dead cattle to python dance/snake swallowing millions of naira and
monkey stealing sacks of money in the farm to the trash up there.
I hope the animals will vote to continue with their fun on Saturday?

Lala ooooo

taurus21:
The Manager of Imo State Zoological Garden, Dr Francis Abioye, has cautioned Nigerians against killing protected animals including reptiles like python, saying doing so would attract jail term.

Abioye gave the warning on Thursday when he mobilised members of the zoo task force to arrest a resident of Nekede autonomous community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo, accused of killing a python.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect, Mike Uzoma, allegedly killed the python and sold it on Wednesday.

The area where the python was killed is less than a kilometer away from the zoo.

However by the time the task force members got the community to effect the arrest, the suspect had fled.

The manager who addressed members of the community cautioned them against such act, explaining that all animals around the conservation area are protected by law.

Abioye warned that anybody who kills a python or any animal protected by the law will be arrested and prosecuted.

“I have come to educate all of you against the habit of killing animals that are protected by the law.

“Anybody caught killing such animal must be jailed because we cannot continue to watch people destroy our nature out of ignorance”, he said.

Abioye said rather than kill such animals, the residents should contact the zoo curator to capture them.

Some of the residents, who spoke, commended the manager for coming to educate them on why some special animals must be protected.

One of them, Mrs Angela Amaefula said she was ignorant of the law prohibiting the killing of some animals like python, and urged the zoo manager to make such enlightenment programme a regular event.

According to her, doing so would enable members of the public to become fully aware of the need to be friendly with such animals. (NAN)

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kill-a-python-go-to-jail-zoo-manager-warn-nigerians.html

and if the python kill who will go to jail?

The manager must be a relative of lalastcilala.


Pythons that we see in Nigeria are not exactly an endangered species.

Unless the zoo manager is taking about a special species of python, he does not know his job

Only in Nigeria people kill and eat anything.

The zoo manager should
Cc:
Lalasticlala

I think he is right

TroubleMaker47:
Under what section of the Constitution is quoted?
All these yeye men sef!

Tell me what good you have benefited from the Nigeria constitution?

Sooner or later, you go chop the constitution as breakfast

Them never protect the lives and properties of Nigerians finish na snake them want protect! Ok oooo!

Hmmmmm, wetin concern me there