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Man 'stands' with lions in photos, says he is conquering his fears

Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 8:53 PM by Joseph Omotayo

- A Nigerian man, Sani Yusuf, conquered his fears as he 'took' photos with lions

- Sani's snaps generated massive reactions on the platform as many marvelled at his bravery

- Tweeps said they would never feed the courage that would make them go close to the animal

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A Nigerian man, Sani Yusuf, has set social media abuzz with photos of him posing with a pack of lions.

He captioned the photos with "Conquer your fears. Achievement unlocked". While Legit.ng cannot at the moment of writing this report verify the pictures, a closer look at Sani's profile shows he is a voracious traveller who has been to 62 cities in 33 countries.

In the first frame, he 'stood' some meters behind a lion and its lioness as he held a stick that looks like the one used by shepherds.

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The second picture has the lioness standing on a tree and the other lying at the foot of same tree. In the third shot, the animal was captured in a motion mode as Sani 'walked' behind.

See his post below:

When his photos surfaced on Twitter, many had a lot to say, asking why he would even dare go close to wild animals.

Man stands with lion in photos, says he is conquering his fears — The man 'stood' with the lions holding a stick like a nomad. Photo source: Sani Yusuf
Source: Twitter

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

@thereal_chike asked:

"Thought they said lion don’t climb trees, wetin I dey see so?"

@peterdgenius1 replied:

"Lions climb short trees o."

@Samuel0X_ wondered:

"Lmao. Is it the stick or you’re just too skinny for them to feed on?"

@MahmoudTokura said:

"Cowards live longer. Let the bush remain between me and them Amen."

@LKrukrubo shared a similar experience:

"Twas a scary experience but I'd do it over and again... There's something magical being so close to those lions... Tigers tho are a different story, even the feeders and breeders don't dare stray to the Tigers den. Tigers are way too deadly and unpredictable."