Saudi Arabia's security authorities arrested a man after he was seen walking with a lion on a main road in the Jeddah city.

The arrest of a man came after the security agencies were informed that a man was seen with the wild animila lion outside a cafeteria, reported local sources in the Kingdom.

Police personnel headed to the informed site, where the man was found with a lion inside his car, The sources revealed the man is a Saudi citizen, The man handed the animal over to the city's municipal authorities.

The Saudi Wildlife Commission had issued a warning to the people of Saudi Arabia against keeping the wild animals as pets or trafficking in beasts in breach of the Saudi law.

The Commission alerted the public to inform security authorities and report such houses or farmhouses where the animals are being kept as their pet, which pose a threat to the people's safety.