Lagos govt discovers lion used as security guard by Indian national

A two-year-old lion used as security guard was discovered in a residential building in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State on Sunday. .

The lion is said to be owned by an Indian national, is caged at Number 229, Muri Okunola Street in Victoria Island. .

The Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences, Yinka Egbeyemi, confirmed this and said: “The cub will be “tranquillized” on Monday. .

“We have placed the house under close watch since Friday and after it has been tranquillized, we will take it to a zoo.’’ He, however, did not say if the foreign national would be prosecuted.