Overview
- Lion handler Babaji Daule, 35, was killed on September 28, 2024 at the OOPL Wildlife Park in Abeokuta.
- Police attribute the attack to unsecured locks and an open safety gate before a feeding interaction.
- Visitors witnessed the lion inflict fatal neck injuries as the demonstration took place by the enclosure.
- Park staff shot the lion to stop the attack, and the handler’s body was taken to a local mortuary.
- Management says the incident occurred outside the approved feeding routine, and police have opened an investigation that has not yet produced findings.