Nigerian Zoo closed after Lion kills attendant

Zoo management said the victim had a "very good relationship" with the animals he cared for

A zoo in Nigeria's state of Oyo has been closed after a lion attacked and killed an attendant, the Punch news site is reporting. 

A statement from the authorities said that the decision was taken following advice from the zoo's management.

It said that the attendant had died from injuries sustained in the attack:

One of the lions at the zoo had accidentally attacked one of the attendants, Mr Hamzat Oyekunle popularly known as Baba Olorunwa.

Oyekunle was reported to have later died from injuries sustained from the incident.”

It added that the attendant had fed the lions "for over five years" and that he had "a very good relationship with all the animals in the zoo".

Source:http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-40828922