I have been keeping the tigers for six months – Freedom Jacob Caesars clears the air
Following complaints from residents of Wonder World Estate about business mogul Nana Kwame Bediako popularly known as Freedom Jacob Ceaser keeping two tigers in his house, the business mogul has finally admitted, adding that the two tigers have been there for six months now.
This was after some residents at Wonder World Estates, Avenue Lincoln near the British High Commission at Ridge in Accra, had expressed worry over the presence of the two tigers at the estate.
Also, a section of the public took to social media to draw the attention of the Ghana Police Service to the situation, which they believe is illegal.
Reacting to this, Freedom Jacob Caesar said he went through the right process in bringing the animals to boost Ghana’s tourism.
“First of all, it is right, I have two tigers that I bought on a bid between Ghana and Dubai. I was the representative from the private sector that initiated my interest in purchasing these two animals. But we did go through the process, the animals are seven months old, still at the very young stage.”
He said he bought them with the intention of making Ghana one of the first in the greater part of the continent to have the animals.
“I went in to buy these animals to add the value of tourism in our country. I wanted to go into the Safari World by making sure that Ghana becomes the first country in the whole of West Africa, East Africa, and Central Africa, except for South Africa, which has these animals.”
“We wanted to be the first that will have it and so, I went in for the male and the female version of it. I have been keeping them for six months now. I brought experts from outside to create a safety cage for these animals, so they don’t become dangerous to the public,” the business mogul said in an interview with Accra-based TV3.
He indicated that he is working with the Forestry Commission to open a Zoo in the nation’s capital, Accra.
However, the Ghana Police Service, in a statement on the matter, said it is working with the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission to relocate the two tigers from the estate.
“Police have reached out to the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission and efforts are underway to relocate the animals to an appropriate facility,” the police said.
