Two lions have been on the rampage in Yobe State killing two herdsmen and some domestic animals in Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe. The wild animals were believed to have strayed from the Yankari Games Reserve, Bauchi State.
According to the Nation, the Yobe State Commissioner for the Environment, Alhaji Wakil Sarki, who confirmed the incident yesterday in Damaturu, the state capital, said that hunters and game specialists had been mobilised to search for the lions and kill them.
Sarki said: “The matter was reported to us yesterday (Monday) after the animals had killed two people and 30 animals in villages in Gulani Local Government Area. We are suspecting that it is now between the border areas of Gulani and Gujba local government areas. We will also solicit for the services of the Joint Task Force on Security to help us scout for the lions.”
“We hope to capture the animal before the end of today (yesterday),” he said.
The lions had devoured a cow along the Damaturu/Gujba border. Residents of Gulani and Gujba communities and some areas of Damaturu have been living in fear of the beasts with most of them restricting their movements.
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