Wandering Elephant Kills Ogun Farmer

An elephant which wandered from a government reserved forest, on Monday, attacked and killed a farmer, Musa Kalamu, at Itasin-Imobi in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.

According to a report by Vanguard, local sources said the the wild elephant invaded Kalamu’s before attacking him,

“This elephant keeps coming into our community to destroy our crops, damage our fishing nets, and now, it has taken a life,” a concerned resident said, according to the report.

Confirming the incident was the State Commissioner for Forestry, Taiwo Oludotun. He said, “Yes, we are aware, and we are already on our way to the community.”

Vanguard further reported that Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, in a WhatsApp message on Tuesday, confirmed the elephant’s deadly attack.

He said, “The DPO Ogbere received information from Itasin community on 28/07/2025 at about 1620hrs that elephants escaped from government reserve and attacked one Musa Kalamu, who died on the way to the hospital.”

Source: Vanguard News