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The
Ministry of Tourism in Plateau on Saturday said it was planning an
elaborate naming ceremony for its new “Lion King Lalong” brought in from
the Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in Maiduguri.
Ministry of Tourism in Plateau on Saturday said it was planning an
elaborate naming ceremony for its new “Lion King Lalong” brought in from
the Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in Maiduguri.
The
Commissioner for Tourism, Mr Peter Mwankon, in Jos said that the prime
beast was named after Gov. Simon Lalong in appreciation of his
commitment to the tourism sub-sector of the stateโs economy.
Commissioner for Tourism, Mr Peter Mwankon, in Jos said that the prime
beast was named after Gov. Simon Lalong in appreciation of his
commitment to the tourism sub-sector of the stateโs economy.
He
said that the one-and-half-year-old cub replaced the older lion killed
last year following its escape from cage during routine feeding in the
Jos Wildlife Park.
said that the one-and-half-year-old cub replaced the older lion killed
last year following its escape from cage during routine feeding in the
Jos Wildlife Park.
He
explained that the involvement of marksmen from the military and the
police in tracking and killing the lion was to save the immediate
community from danger as it could have turned untamed.
explained that the involvement of marksmen from the military and the
police in tracking and killing the lion was to save the immediate
community from danger as it could have turned untamed.
The
commissioner said it was unfortunate that some animal rights
campaigners claimed that the act constituted cruelty to animals.
commissioner said it was unfortunate that some animal rights
campaigners claimed that the act constituted cruelty to animals.
He
noted that the new replacement was through a trade by barter with the
Sanda Kyarimi Zoological Park in Maiduguri, Borno, to add to the tourism
potential of the Jos Wildlife Park.
noted that the new replacement was through a trade by barter with the
Sanda Kyarimi Zoological Park in Maiduguri, Borno, to add to the tourism
potential of the Jos Wildlife Park.
He
described the lion as a prime attraction to the park, expected to boost
the stateโs Internally Generated Revenue and developmental projects.
described the lion as a prime attraction to the park, expected to boost
the stateโs Internally Generated Revenue and developmental projects.
He
gave an assurance that the management of the park had put modalities in
place to forestall animals escaping from their cages within the park.
(NAN)
