Lawyer Dele Farotimi has shed light on a fascinating story involving former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and a lion cub gifted to him.
According to Farotimi’s Facebook post, Obasanjo received a lion cub and named it Aremu. The former president then housed the animal within a cramped enclosure measuring a mere 3 meters by 3 meters, located within the confines of the Obasanjo Presidential Library complex.
Over time, the lion cub grew into a majestic male, yet it remained confined within the small enclosure. Farotimi, who personally visited the Obasanjo Presidential Library with his wife, was dismayed by the distressing conditions in which the lion was kept.
“General Obasanjo was gifted a lion, he named it Aremu and he built a cage within the Obasanjo presidential library complex measuring no more than 3 meters by 3, and he kept this lion cub in that enclosure,” Farotimi recounted. “That lion cub grew to become a grown lion, a male. I went to the Obasanjo Presidential Library with my wife because I wanted to see what the man had built in his private space. So when I witnessed what he had built in his private space, I saw the constraint with which this lion was living.”
The lawyer’s account has sparked concern and raised questions about the welfare and treatment of the captive lion. As the story unfolds, it sheds light on the complex interplay between power, privilege, and the ethical considerations surrounding the confinement of wild animals.
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