Overview

• The incident occurred on the evening of September 28, 2024, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
• Babaji Daule, a 35-year-old trained lion handler, failed to secure the safety gate before feeding the lion.
• Daule agreed to demonstrate the feeding routine to guests who arrived after the park's closing hours.
• The lion was shot by park personnel to prevent further mutilation of Daule's body.
• The wildlife park emphasized that the demonstration was outside the standard feeding routine and expressed condolences to Daule's family.