Nigerians lambasted the government, saying if they could not take care of the animals, they should return the animals to the wild.
Nigerians have
blamed the poor leadership of the country which manifested again in the poor
management of the Kaduna State zoo where a lion reportedly died of health
complications arising from hunger.
A cross-section of
Nigerians lamented that the same scourge of hunger deals with millions of
Nigerians daily, let alone animals.
According to
Metropolexpress in a tweet on Thursday, the lion, which seemed to be one of the
few surviving wild animals in the Kaduna zoo, died from health complications.
“Next level; Lion
died of hunger in Kaduna zoo. A staff (member) of the zoo confirmed that the
lion seen in viral video has passed on. According to the source, lion died as a
result of health complications,” Metropolexpress tweeted.
Replying, Nigerians
lambasted the government, saying if they could not take care of the animals,
they should return the animals to the wild.
For instance,
@iam_smithsalii tweeted, "Hunger that has been killing Nigerians on a
daily basis, how much more of a lion?"
AyòmÃdé Atáyéro
(@AtayeroAyomide) said, "Shey a nbo Nigeria ni (Are we worshipping
Nigeria)? The country is responsible for the well-being of the animals in the
zoo. They can't take care of it, then they should return them back to
wildlife."
@paaygyn wrote,
"RIP Lion, you fought a good fight. In your next life, please don't choose
to come during (Muhammadu) Buhari era, nah so so hunger go dey wire you (In
another life, don't come during Buhari's administration; hunger will deal with
you)."
Seun NuÄ—s
(@daemperor007) wrote, "There has
to be a separate hell for corrupt Nigerian government workers and politicians
where they can meet and have their reunion."
InstaDad
(@JohnsonAbbaly) tweeted, "If this animal were left alone in the wild, it
would have fended for itself. Zoos are not natural habitats and they deny the
animals access to a robust ecosystem provided by nature. At least feed it or
release it to the savannahs."
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