A Nigerian man has gone viral after expressing disappointment over what he allegedly found during a visit to a zoo in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a video making the rounds on social media, the visitor was left stunned after discovering what appeared to be a molded lion on display instead of a live one he expected to see.
The clip has sparked widespread reactions online, with many Nigerians joking about the state of public facilities while others blamed poor funding and neglect of zoos. Although the authenticity of the display has not been independently verified, the video has continued to generate conversations across social media.
Some users also compared the situation to the country’s economic challenges, while others turned the incident into a source of comedy.
Reactions as Nigerians react
@iamdennisgreat: “I visited some years back, the only thing I saw was donkey. The rest animal went to traditional marriage.”
@banji_Henrietta: “The zoo had to make do of what was available, apparently a molded lion took the form of a live one.”
@Dum____Dum: “You see lion or you no see?🤣🤣🤣”
@OzuzuJude: “The real lions and taigas de twitter 😂”
@Chocolatechomzy: “E don reach like that? Na Tpain cause am because hunger go don kpai the live lion if they kept one. This economy no send humans talk more of animals.”
@TheBamsNG: “The lion dey sleep, make dem no wake em ooo.”
@UtdKhare: “You see lion abi you no see lion 😂”
@Hiyhtaste: “You just Dey risk your life 😂”
@Blackjoeoti: “Make dem kuku do AI lion and put there.”
@ChukwudumIkenna: “You see lion abi you no see lion?”
@thetruth554: “Wetin u dey go zoo when the country u dey na zoo just go Oshodi make u confirm.”
@EgwuSunday5: “You see lion abi you no see lion.”
@Ontop9000: “This one don smoke. Na Nigeria get zoo Abi na Rivers State govt? When dem tell una to call out governors, una nor da hear. Mumu people.”
