Lion escapes from Jos Wild Life Park, shot dead
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| The Jos lion shot dead |
Residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital, have heaved a sigh of
relief as a lion which escaped from the Jos Wild Life Park yesterday
morning has been found and shot dead within the premises of the park.
The lion escaped from the park situated at Dong community of Jos
North Local Government Area thereby causing panic among residents of
nearby Dong, State and Federal Low-cost housing estates, Rantiya, Miango
Road and Tudun Wada.
The lion which has been caged in the park since 1972 was said to have
escaped at about 8am when park attendants went to the cage to feed it
but a staff of the Tourism Cooperation confirmed “the lion was sighted
within the park premises and shot dead before it could cause any harm to
people.”
At the time the wild animal roamed the vicinity of the park which is
not fenced, frantic efforts were made to recapture it. Security outfits
in the state deployed personnel to the area to assist in keeping the
animal within the park premises.
However, efforts to speak with the Acting General Manager of the
State Tourism Corporation, Mr John Doy, whose organization oversees the
park, was unsuccessful as he did not pick his calls but a staff who
confirmed the killing of the lion lamented the death of the carnivore.
He noted: “We are not really having any significant animals in the
park. It is the lion and the elephant that attract tourists the most but
now that the lion is gone, we are sad because we cannot say exactly
when we will have another.
“Since we lost the last hippo some years back, there has not been any
replacement. We just pray that this case will be different because
tourists may not really be excited if there are no high profile animals
in the park.”
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