The 35-year-old zookeeper was killed on Sept. 28 at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, the capital of Nigeria's Ogun state, according to the BBC and multiple local Nigerian news outlets. The zookeeper was identified as Babaji Daule, according to the outlets, and was described as a trained lion handler.

A zookeeper in Nigeria was killed over the weekend after leaving the security locks on the lion closure unsecured, leading to the animal mauling him. The incident occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta,

Shutterstock / Dream Frame Photography A zookeeper was tragically killed by a lion during the animal's feeding time at a Nigeria wildlife park. According to People, trained handler Babaji Daule was walking guests to see the lion's feeding routine after hours when the incident occurred.

A zookeeper was mauled to death by a lion while taking people to see him feed it after his wildlife park had closed, according to officials. Babaji Daule, a 35-year-old trained lion handler, was bitten in the neck Saturday after agreeing to take guests into the enclosure even though they arrived after hours at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Nigeria,

Trained handler Babaji Daule, 35, was reportedly killed while taking guests to watch the lions feeding on Saturday, Sept. 28

Lion handler Babaji Daule, 35, was killed while after he left a gate open as he was feeding a lion at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Nigeria