There is panic around Zoo Road area of Kano metropolis as lion escaped its enclosure in Kano Zoological Gardens on Saturday night.

Sources told DAILY NIGERIAN that the incident happened when the big cat overpowered rangers trying to put it back to its cage after agricultural show outing.



Although the zoo officials could not be reached for comment, the spokesman for Kano Police Command, DSP Abdullahi kiyawa, confirmed the incident.

He however said the lion was still within the zoo area.

He also said that a search team has been deployed to look for the lion, adding that policemen have been deployed to the area to maintain law and order.

Mr Kiyawa said no reported injury so far on the part of the rangers or other officials.


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Mynd44 please do the needful

Interesting!

U say wetin? All man stay indoors till the lion is captured ooooo. Those lions are starved!

So that Zoo road zoo still has lions

May u rangers never catch dat miserable lion ,ijN

Hunger made it him do that

Waiting to slap the lion..

What nonsense..

Don't worry
the meat will turn up tomorrow

The guy is looking for greener pasture, they wan kill am for Ninja with hunger

Small time u go c am fr okomu farm for Benin city

I hope it’s not deliberate

The Lion be like i'm Gonna be a mighty king so enemies beWare, oh i just can't wait to be king" this Lion is acting like good old simba of "Lion king" not that useless Lion in "Malagasy" wey no know him left from right wey small small animals de control

I pity the nearby residents already.I pray it is found asap