A zookeeper was mauled to death by a lion while taking people to see him feed it after his wildlife park had closed, according to officials. Babaji Daule, a 35-year-old trained lion handler, was

The 35-year-old zookeeper was killed on Sept. 28 at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, the capital of Nigeria's Ogun state, according to the BBC and multiple local Nigerian news outlets. The zookeeper was identified as Babaji Daule, according to the outlets, and was described as a trained lion handler.

Lion handler Babaji Daule, 35, was killed while after he left a gate open as he was feeding a lion at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Nigeria

A zookeeper in Nigeria was killed over the weekend after leaving the security locks on the lion closure unsecured, leading to the animal mauling him. The incident occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta,

A ZOOKEEPER was mauled to death by a lion after he left a gate open while feeding the beast in front of horrified guests. Trained lion handler Babaji Daule, 35, was working at the Presidential

The man, 35, reportedly agreed to show some visitors the lion's feeding routine after hours.

Babaji Daule was a trained lion handler in Nigeria, and had been feeding a lion when he was attacked and mauled to death

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria (WKRC) - A zookeeper was killed by a lion after failing to lock the animal's enclosure when he went to feed it.

Trained handler Babaji Daule, 35, was killed while taking guests to watch the lions feeding on Saturday, Sept. 28, according to multiple news outlets

A zookeeper in Nigeria was mauled to death by a lion after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it.

The incident comes less than six months after another Nigerian zookeeper was killed by a lion at the Obafemi Awolowo University after the handler erroneously forgot to lock the gate while feeding the animal.