The police have begun investigating the death of a man who was attacked and killed by a lion at the Accra Zoo.
According to the police, the victim, who is yet to be identified, was found dead in the zoo’s lion enclosure on Sunday, 28 August 2022.
“After the necessary forensic examination of the scene, the body has been removed and deposited at the Police Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy,” a statement from the police read.
It added that the police are working with the management of the zoo to prevent its reoccurrence.
“The police are working with the management of the zoo and the Forestry Commission to get to the bottom of this unfortunate incident,” the police added.
The Forestry Commission, on Sunday, 28 August 2022, announced the death of the middle-aged man at the zoo after he reportedly scaled the fence and entered the lions’ cage.
In what is suspected to be an attempt to steal a cub, the intruder was pounced upon by the lions and was subsequently devoured.
In a statement issued by the Forestry Commission, authorities disclosed that the intruder was attacked and injured within the inner fencing of the enclosure’.
The lion, lioness and their two cubs are said to be fine.
