A lion on Saturday night escaped from its cage at Kano Zoological Garden causing panic among residents.
The incident occurred around 9 pm when the rangers were trying to put it back to its cage after they returned it from the national agricultural show which took place in Nasarawa State.
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A source at the zoological garden told NAN that effort was being made to capture the animal which was still within the zoo’s premises.
A resident of Zoo Road, Rabiu Lawal, told NAN that he has locked up his house until an announcement is made of the capture of the lion.
“My entire family members will be indoors even if it will take one month to recover the lion. I have not experienced this kind of fear since I packed into this area more than 15 years,” he said.
Armed policemen have been deployed to the area while a search team is making efforts to capture the lion.
