A video of Senator Dino Melaye visiting a friend in Dubai and encountering a white lion cub has sparked both mockery and concern among his supporters.
The video shows Melaye hesitating to approach the cub despite his friend’s reassurances that it is safe. In the clip, Melaye can be seen pleading for his safety and asking for the cub to be removed, creating a comical scene.
He captioned the video:
Lion na lion, I beg. Ere kere lon doyun koyun, oyun koyun lon domo komo, omo komo lon….”
The senator’s decision to keep a safe distance from the lion cub has elicited mixed reactions on social media. Some criticized his friend for keeping a wild animal as a pet, while others commended Melaye for his cautious approach.
Below are some reactions:
– @engr_jekwu: “You Dey follow white lion of Kogi state dey drag since…so why you dey beg now😂”
– @ade.dada: “Lion of Nigerian politics dey fear ordinary white lion! Haba, I think you can wrestle with 3 lions self.”
– markbajen82: “Baba dey reason wetin go happen to all the cars wey dey inside him garage if the cub mistakenly do anyhow.”
– @lilsconcept_: “Who dey use wild animal do pet for heaven’s sake… No matter how well brought up it may look, it still dangerous.”
– @wofai.u: “Na here my composure and steeze for evaporate 😂😂 Na to shout ‘mummy oh’ 😭😂”
Melaye’s reactions have sparked a conversation about the appropriateness of keeping wild animals as pets and the natural caution people feel around such creatures.
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