On Sunday, August 28, 2022, the story of a man mauled by lions at the Accra Zoo sparked wild conversation across various platforms.

Aside from the bizarre nature of the incident, there were concerns about what could have warranted the actions of the middle-aged man.

Amidst this, a lot of speculations about why the man leaped a fence that was 20 feet high and entered the den of one of the savagest animals on earth.

One of these was a suggestion that the man wanted to steal one of two cubs of the male and female lions at the zoo.

While investigations are still underway to determine the details of the incident, GhanaWeb takes you back with a little throwback of when the Accra Zoo welcomed its beautiful pair of white cubs.

The Accra Zoo welcomed fresh set of cubs in November 2021, according to a statement that surfaced the internet indicated that the cubs arrived on November 6, 2021.

A few days after their birth, the two were seen in lovely photographs holding hands together. According to information by the Forestry Commission, both the male and female cubs showed distinctive traits.

They were both born with spotless white coats, quite different from the usual yellowish-brown coat cubs of lions are usually born with.

The commission however indicated that the white colour was not out of place and could change as they grow based on the dominant genes of their parents.

The question though is whether it was one of these two cubs that the said unidentified man may have wanted to have.

Meanwhile, the Forestry Commission and Lands and Natural Resources Ministry have allayed fears that the Accra Zoo may not be safe.

Head of Corporate Affairs and Media Relations at the Forestry Commission, Joyce Ofori Kwafo, and Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Benito Owusu-Bio have assured the public that the incident was not resultant of any security breaches.

They also assured that the place is safe and will be open to the public once investigations into the incident are completed.