Security forces have shot dead a lion that escaped from a wildlife park this morning in the Nigerian city of Jos.
It was killed in the vicinity of the park after attempts at recapturing it failed.
Police say the lion was too hostile when security personnel and wildlife experts attempted to get it back to the cage, and it was killed to prevent any danger to the public.
However, many people have condemned the killing, saying the lion should have been tranquillised and captured.
There are few lions in the Jos Wild Life Park. Soldiers and police were used to track down the animal.
The lion escaped from a cage when staff opened the gate to feed it.
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