Escaped hyenas spark panic in Nigerian metropolis

A hyena is on the unfastened within the central Nigerian metropolis of Jos after escaping from a safari park.

The state tourism workplace assured involved residents that drones and rangers had been trying to find the animal.

It’s unclear how the hyena escaped from the Jos Safari Park, however based on the tourism board, it was saved in a cage.

A zoo employee advised the BBC that the probabilities of a hyena attacking a human had been slim.

“Hyaenas are very afraid of people, and the animals usually tend to run away than assault,” stated Abba Gandu of Kano Zoo within the north of the nation, who has been working with lions and hyenas for 50 years.

“It often excretes when it is scared, and I might count on that to occur when individuals find yourself uncovered to it.”

However many individuals in Jos stay fearful.

Resident Hamisu Bala advised the BBC that individuals dwelling close to the wildlife park had been notably involved they could encounter hyenas.

Wildlife escapes should not new in Nigeria.

In 2015, a four-year-old lion was shot and killed after escaping from the identical park.

On the time, police stated the lion turned hostile when makes an attempt had been made to return it to its enclosure and was tackled earlier than it might hurt anybody.

In 2019, in close by Kano state, a lion additionally escaped when rangers tried to return it to its cage after attending a nationwide agricultural present.

It was later discovered after a number of hours of looking.