Olabode Olawuyi, a zookeeper at the Obafemi Awolowo University in southwestern Nigeria, was mauled to death after being attacked by one of the lions. The male lion was the one he had been looking after for close to a decade.
As per reports, the incident happened when Olawuyi was feeding the lion, the university said in a statement further mentioning that another staff member working at the zoo was also injured.