The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has stated that the middle-aged man who died at the Accra Zoo was not a visitor, as some Ghanaians believe.
The deceased, who was attacked and killed by one of the lions at the zoo’s enclosure, was an imposter, according to the Ministry.
According to the Forestry Commission, the deceased, a middle-aged man, was “an intruder who jumped the security fences and entered the lion’s den.”
The Commission also stated that “the intruder was attacked and injured by one of the lions within the inner fencing of the enclosure and was confirmed dead from injuries sustained” during the process.
“The intruder’s motive has yet to be determined,” it said in a statement.
However, on the Anopa Bofo morning show on Monday, August 29, 2022, the Deputy Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Bio Owusu, clarified that the deceased only invaded the animal park and was not a visitor.
“When we arrived, we saw that the person had climbed the 20-foot fence because the top of the fence had bent inwardly.” So it would indicate that something out of the ordinary had occurred on that side of the fence.
However, the lions did not feed on him [the deceased], which should indicate that when the person invaded and they sensed danger, they became protective of their cubs because they had no idea what would happen to them.” He was not treated as meat by the lions but as an outsider and an intruder.
Mr. Owusu explained to the general public that the person was not a visitor to the zoo and that he did not go to the animal park, because if he had gone there as a visitor, the attendant would have led him to where the lions were housed within their enclosures.
He alluded to the trend of some Ghanaians illegally invading security zones, saying such acts must be condemned because they endanger human lives.
The deputy minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Atiwa Nwabiagya North Constituency, stated that the Forestry Commission, in collaboration with the Ghana Police, will revise the security apparatus at the Accra Zoo to scale up extra security to prevent outsiders from approaching the yard.
Regardless, Nana Yaw Akwada, Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS), is demanding credible answers from the Forestry Commission on what led to the victim’s death.
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