A roaming elephant from a government forest reserve in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State has killed a farmer, Musa Kalamu, after straying into his farm in the Itasin-Imobi area on Monday.
According to villagers, the elephant, believed to have wandered from its protected habitat, attacked Kalamu while he was working on his farm.
A viral video of the incident showed Kalamu’s lifeless body, with community members lamenting the repeated threats posed by the wild animals.
“This is Kala, he was attacked by the elephants at Onitasin… the marks of the attack are all over his body, even his intestines are out,” one of the voices in the video narrated.
The residents appealed to the government to urgently intervene, saying elephants from the reserve have been a recurring danger to lives and farmlands for years.
“This elephant keeps coming into our community to destroy our crops, damage our fishing nets, and now, it has taken a life,” a villager said.
However, the Itasin-Imobi residents are appealing to the State government to save them from future attacks and killings by elephants in its reserved forests.
The State Commissioner for Forestry, Taiwo Oludotun who confirmed the tragic incident, said, “Yes, we are aware and we are already on our way to the community.”
Also, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo confirmed the elephants’ fatal attack on the villager – farmer.
“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.
“Officers of Ogun State Forestry were contacted to curtail the animals from further damage. Calm has returned to the community,” Ogunlowo stated.
