A middle-aged man simply identified as Musa Kalamu has been reportedly killed by a herd of wandering elephants from one of the government’s forest reserves in Itasin-Imobi community of Ijebu East local government area of Ogun State.
Our correspondent gathered that the farmer was killed on Monday afternoon while working on his farm in the area.
The victim was said to have been caught unaware when the elephants invaded his farm, attacked him and later died from the injuries he sustained while being rushed to the hospital.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the tragic incident has been a recurring incident in the community for over four years.
Some of the locals, who spoke with LEADERSHIP on the phone about the sad incident, said that a particular elephant has been invading their community, destroying crops and fishing ponds, without anyone having the courage to repel it before it finally claimed its first victim.
When contacted, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, confirmed the incident, stressing that the matter had been reported to the Ogbere Divisional Headquarters of the Police.
Ogunlowo said, “The DPO Ogbere received information from the Itasin community on 28/07/2025 at about 1620hrs that elephants escaped from the 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”.
Also speaking on the matter, the State Commissioner for Forestry, Hon. Taiwo Oludotun, confirmed the tragic development, saying, “Yes! We are aware, and we are already on our way to the community.”
