The authorities have removed a lion allegedly used to guard the house in Lagos, Nigeria.
According to reports, the two-year-old lion was discovered by a task force on a property opposite a school on Friday.
The owner of the animal was told to report to the police before the end of Monday or he would be arrested.
A group of Lagos State Environmental Health and Special Crimes teams found the animal after the residents filed a petition with the state's Ministry of the Environment.
The school's management said it had been conscious of the children's safety. It is said that the lion was brought into the building two months ago.