Men of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences have discovered a two-year-old lion in a residential building in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State.

According to Channels Television, the lion which is said to be owned by a yet to be named Indian national is caged at Number 229, Muri Okunola street.

Chairman of the task force, Yinka Egbeyemi, confirmed that men of the Nigeria Police Force have been deployed in the area.

Egbeyemi also disclosed that efforts were ongoing by the state government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to evacuate the animal from the building.

He added that the Indian national who owns the lion has been invited for questioning.