The 35-year-old zookeeper was killed on Sept. 28 at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, the capital of Nigeria's Ogun state, according to the BBC and multiple local Nigerian news outlets. The zookeeper was identified as Babaji Daule, according to the outlets, and was described as a trained lion handler.

A zookeeper was mauled to death by a lion while taking people to see him feed it after his wildlife park had closed, according to officials. Babaji Daule, a 35-year-old trained lion handler, was

A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in south-western Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it, police say. The victim, a 35-year-old man, worked at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park, owned by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state.

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria (WKRC) - A zookeeper was killed by a lion after failing to lock the animal's enclosure when he went to feed it.

A zookeeper in Nigeria was killed over the weekend after leaving the security locks on the lion closure unsecured, leading to the animal mauling him. The incident occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta,

A ZOOKEEPER was mauled to death by a lion after he left a gate open while feeding the beast in front of horrified guests. Trained lion handler Babaji Daule, 35, was working at the Presidential

A zookeeper in Nigeria was fatally mauled by a lion on Saturday, Sept. 28, after he left the 'safety protection gate open' during feeding time, according to local news reports

The incident comes less than six months after another Nigerian zookeeper was killed by a lion at the Obafemi Awolowo University after the handler erroneously forgot to lock the gate while feeding the animal.

A zookeeper has died after a lion mauled them to death during a feeding at a wildlife park in Nigeria over the weekend. According to the BBC, the zookeeper killed by the lion was identified as Babaji Daule.

Babaji Daule, a zookeeper at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Nigeria, was killed by a lion after leaving the protective gate open during feeding. Authorities intervened and shot the lion to prevent further harm.

Shutterstock / Dream Frame Photography A zookeeper was tragically killed by a lion during the animal's feeding time at a Nigeria wildlife park. According to People, trained handler Babaji Daule was walking guests to see the lion's feeding routine after hours when the incident occurred.