The management, staff, students and the entire campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been thrown into mourning following the untimely death of Mr Olabode Olawuyi.
A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, noted that Olawuyi, a Veterinary Technologist, who has been in charge of the Zoological Garden for over a decade, was attacked this afternoon, Wednesday, February 19, 2024, by a 9-year-old male lion when he was feeding them in their den at the Zoological Garden of the university.
The other members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within their power to rescue their boss but the wild cat had already caused severe fatalities.
On hearing the sad news, the management team, led by the Vice Chancellor, abruptly ended an ongoing meeting for an on-the-spot assessment
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, was informed upon arrival.