A lion has escaped from the Jos Wild
Life Park on Wednesday according to Mr John Doy, the Acting General
Manager, Plateau Tourism Corporation.
He said the lion escaped “at about 8 a.m. while it was being fed”.
Doy
said that the lion, which had been caged since 1972,“ slipped through
the gate of the cage when it was opened for its routine feeding”.“The animal is still within the vicinity of the Park but our fear is that the Park is not fenced.
“We are struggling to recapture it, but we want members of the public to be vigilant,” he said.
The acting general manager said that he had already informed all security agencies to come to the Park’s assistance.
UPDATE: The Lion has now been shot dead!