A hyena that had escaped from Jos Wildlife Park in Plateau State has been found alive and returned to its cage.
According to The PUNCH, head of the Plateau State Tourism Corporation, Chuwang Pwajok, on Tuesday, issued a statement announcing that the animal was discovered after an extensive search, tranquilized, and safely recaptured.
The statement partially read, “The Management of Plateau State Tourism Corporation would like to inform the general public that after relentless search and rescue efforts, the missing hyena has finally been found, tranquilised, captured and safely returned to its enclosure.”
It continued, “We deeply appreciate the general public for remaining calm and cooperative. This greatly assisted in the search and rescue of the animal. Thank you.”
Earlier reports by The PUNCH revealed that the hyena went missing on Sunday after escaping its enclosure at Jos Wildlife Park, located in Dong Community, Jos North Local Government Area.
The escape caused significant panic among residents of Dong and the nearby state and Federal Low-Cost communities for the past two days.
