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The lion that reportedly escaped from the Kano Zoological Garden has been found, right inside the zoo.

It was found resting inside a cage that belongs to goat. The lion had devoured all the goats.

Head of the zoological garden, Sai’du Gwarzo confirmed the finding told BBC Hausa on Sunday.

“The rangers had succeeded in locking up the cage before the lion was shot with an injection which made him less harmful before it was captured and returned to its cage,” he said.

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VIDEO of Kano lion recaptured, returned to cage emerged .. ____________________________ The Management of Kano Zoological Garden has said the escaped lion in its custody has finally been captured and returned to its cage. . The Managing Director of the Zoo, Alhaji Saidu Gwadabe, confirmed the capture of the lion in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Monday. . He said the animal was captured around 7:00 a.m. on Monday by the staff of the Zoo that used to feed it on a daily basis. . “The operation was to be conducted after the arrival of some experts from the National Park, Abuja but luckily around 7:00 a.m. today, our staff were able to use their expertise to put it back into its cage. . “I’m happy to tell you that the escaped lion has finally been captured and taken back to its cage this morning,” he said. . NAN reports that the reinforcement from the National Park, Abuja arrived Kano around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday for the operation. . The escaped lion was said to have killed three goats and an ostrich before moving into the bush within the premises of the zoological garden on Saturday night. . NAN recalled that the lion escaped when rangers were about to put it back into its cage after returning it from the national agricultural show in Nasarawa State. . (NAN)

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The escape was said to have occurred around 9 pm on Saturday when rangers were trying to put the lion back to its cage after returning from the national agricultural show which took place in Nasarawa State.

The incident caused panic among residents of Zoo Road. “My entire family members will be indoors even if it will take one month to recover the lion. I have not experienced this kind of fear since I packed into this area more than 15 years,” a resident had said.