The management of Kano Zoological Gardens on Sunday morning announced the capture of a lion that escaped from its cage on Saturday night.
In a BBC Hausa Report on Sunday, the zoo managers said the lion was captured after eating an ostrich and 2 goats.
The lion had escaped on Saturday while the rangers working at the zoo were trying to put it back to its cage.
According to authorities, the lion did not cause serious damage outside the zoo as it was captured within the zoo premises.
The lion had broken into ostrich cage on Saturday night and ate one of them before the authorities lured the animal into its cage with two goats.
The Managing Director of the zoo, Sa’idu Gwarzo according to BBC Hausa said the lion was found at goats’ cage where he had eaten up all of them.
Speaking in Hausa he said “We have closed the cage and are going to tranquilize the lion before transferring it to its cage,” he said.
The escaped lion was among other animals that were taken to an exhibition in Nasarawa State
