{"id":727463,"date":"2019-10-20T16:58:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T16:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/20\/escaped-lion-captured-after-devouring-many-goats-in-kano\/"},"modified":"2019-10-20T16:58:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T16:58:07","slug":"escaped-lion-captured-after-devouring-many-goats-in-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/20\/escaped-lion-captured-after-devouring-many-goats-in-kano\/","title":{"rendered":"Escaped Lion Captured After Devouring Many Goats In Kano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_610737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-610737\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-610737\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/community-on-lock-down-as-lions-and-tigers-escape-from-zoo-after-floods-washed-away-fencing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"321\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-610737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lions in a cage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A lion that escaped from its cage in the Kano zoological garden is said to have been captured after many hours of searching.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by Saidu Gwadabe, head of the zoological garden, while speaking to BBC Hausa on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the animal was spotted inside the zoo premises but in a cage where goats were kept and noted that it had devoured all the goats in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>He said the lion was shot with an injection which made him powerless before it was captured and returned to its cage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0FG Can\u2019t Provide Adequate Healthcare Services For 200 Million Nigerians: Osinbajo Confesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>News of the lion\u2019s escape on Saturday, had sparked tension and panic among those who reside around the zoo road in Kano metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that many residents had gone indoors earlier than usual to prevent coming in contact with the escaped lion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lions in a cage A lion that escaped from its cage in the Kano zoological garden is said to have been captured after many hours of searching. 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