The remains of Olabode Olawuyi, the zoo attendant killed by a lion at the Obafemi Awolowo University Zoological Garden, Ile-Ife, Osun State have been laid to rest.
The burial took place at OAU Cemetery after a funeral service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ile-Ife.
In his sermon at the event on Wednesday, Pastor Olu Okotoni said death was unavoidable and that everyone should prepare ahead of his or her last day on earth.
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Okotoni, who noted that Olawuyi’s death came unexpectedly, said that man was appointed to die once and thereafter, judgment.
He said the deceased made a sacrificial service to save the life of another junior staff member who was first attacked by the lion.
He said: “We believe we will see him again on the glorious day.
“He was a born again Christian until his last breath and he lived a fulfilled life.”
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Olawuyi, an Assistant Chief Veterinary Technologist, was killed by a nine-year-old lion at the zoological garden on February 19.
The deceased was attacked while attempting to rescue a woman who was initially attacked by the lion.
Abiodun Olarewaju, OAU Public Relations Officer, had in a statement said the male lion was thereafter euthanised.
The late Olawuyi was said to have been in charge of the zoological garden for over a decade before the incident.
NAN reports that the wife of the deceased, children, as well as members of staff of the university were present at the funeral service.
