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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Feb 7

    A lion has killed a zookeeper in Nigeria after it broke out from its cage. The victim was admitted to hospital but died of his wounds. It is the second time in six months that an escaped lion has killed a person in Nigeria. http://bbc.in/2nG3YAI pic.twitter.com/sIzigmMrQ0

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      1. Levy Noll‏ @BetterAfrika Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        you can not blame the lion for doing what lions do. Lions belong in the jungle not in cage.

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      1. Monde Sibisi‏ @MondeTSibisi Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Solution, let them go

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      1. Afolabi awoyemi‏ @ahfo4real Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Which part of Nigeria?

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      2. Jaspreet Kindra‏ @Minikindra Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It is just cruel to keep animals in zoos. Zoos should have been abolished already.

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      2. Reekah Inake.‏ @inakebrown Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is sad. My condolences to his family :-( wild animals shouldn't be kept captive for mans leisure though. I'm all for sanctuaries for endangered species and sick animals but zoos are not healthy. We entertain us at their(animals) expense.Cruel

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      1. Akindélé Olunlọyọ‏ @Olunloyo Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        There is a need in Nigeria for an organization such as the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals to arrest problems such as these. Underpaid, demotivated handlers and malnourished lions litter these unhealthy zoos. May the gentleman's soul rest in peace.

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      1. Mazi‏ @I_am_double_u Feb 7
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        Lions that are already hungry and heavily under-fed, why won't it kill the zookeeper?

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      1. Jose Mboko‏ @joemboko Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Wild animals should not be caged, let them roam free in the wilderness,

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      1. Isaac Kenya‏ @olicisaac Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Is the lion OK?

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      1. Tayo Adeniyi‏ @TayoAdeniyi6 Feb 16
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        Can you imagine! Decadence!

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      1. Davie Nkhoma‏ @mayamiko85 Feb 8
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        #ZoosMUstFall

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      1. Davie Nkhoma‏ @mayamiko85 Feb 8
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        Let her wild be in the wild.

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      1. Faruk Nanoh Bello‏ @nanohbello Feb 8
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        In this case it was the victim that left the cage open believing that the lion will not harm him having fed it for 8 months. He granted a local newspaper Daily trust an interview prior to his death confirming, what I've said.

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      1. Tokiti Wambe‏ @tokitiwambe Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Me thinks the oga was trying to dupe the lion who somehow found out

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      1. Nzeka‏ @BreezeWhizz Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Zoos are like prison cells for wild animals... And for what purpose? To entertain human beings. Wish to see a lion? Visit game parks!

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      1. Swkhet‏ @swetkha Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If you cage an animal what do you expect? A kiss from him?..hell noo

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      1. Ekow Amoah‏ @EkowEkamoah Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Liberalism seems to have lions. Lions in Nigeria are leading the uprising of lions fighting for their rights. Will we call that #Lionism?

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      1. Commissar Ongoya Nyang‏ @CommissarNyang Feb 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Africa and it's leaders.

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