A 2-year-old lion reportedly owned by an unnamed Indian national has been discovered at a residential apartment in Lagos. Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences Yinka Egbeyemi who confirmed this on Sunday November 17, said the lion is caged at No 229 Muri Okunola Street in Victoria Island.
Police officers have been deployed to the area as it was further gathered that the state government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is currently trying to evacuate the animal from the building.
Channels Television reported that the Indian national who owns the lion has been invited for questioning.
