BREAKING: OAU staff killed by lion in zoological garden

  • An OAU staff, Olabode Olawuyi, has been reportedly murdered by a lion in the university’s zoological garden
  • Abiodun Olanrewaju, the spokesperson of the university, disclosed the incident in a statement on Monday
  • According to Olanrewaju, Olawuyi was attacked while feeding the lion, an activity he had done for over nine years

Ife, Osun – A staff of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Olabode Olawuyi, has been reportedly killed by a 9-year-old lion in the zoological garden of the institution.

A statement by the university’s public relations officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirming the incident, said Olawuyi, until his death, was a Veterinary Technologist who had been in charge of the OAU zoological garden for over a decade.