Accra Zoo, August 28, 2022, SIXSCRIBES – A middle-aged-man who reportedly jumped into the zoo in Accra is confirmed dead by the Forestry Commission (FC) of Ghana, after suffering a lot of bodily injuries from struggling with a lion in the zoo.
In a statement released by the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, John Allotey, the man, whose intentions are not known as at now, intruded the security fences of the zoo and unfortunately encountered one of the wild animals in the lion’s closure.
He said, “Around 12:00 hours today 28th August 2022, officials of the Accra Zoo on a routine patrol, noticed a middle-aged man (an intruder) had jumped the security fences and entered the lions’ enclosure of the Zoo.
“The motive of the intruder is yet to be determined. The intruder was attacked and injured by one of the lions, within the inner fencing of the enclosure.”
“The intruder has been confirmed dead from injuries sustained, and the body has been conveyed to the morgue.”
Earlier today, netizens circulated a rumour that a lion escaped the zoo and posed to threaten the lives of people around the Accra zoo. Mr. Allotey again clarified that all lions in the zoo are of their number, hence, there no truth in that rumour.
“Forestry Commission wishes to assure the general public that no lion has escaped from the Accra Zoo”, he added.
