Elephant kills farmer in Ogun

A farmer has been killed by an elephant from one of the government-reserved forests at Imobi in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The Ogun State Commissioner for Forestry, Taiwo Oludotun, confirmed the incident on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

The commissioner, who disclosed that he was on his way to the community, promised to release a statement on the farmer’s killing later.

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The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, also confirmed the incident.

Ogunlowo stated that the police received information from Itasin community that elephants escaped from the government reserve and attacked 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,” the police commissioner added.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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