Rampaging Elephants Force Residents to Flee Ogun Community
Following the tragic death of a logger, Musa Kalamu, who was reportedly attacked by a rampaging herd of elephants while cutting trees in the forest, residents of Onitasin Imidi in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State have fled to nearby villages.
Local sources revealed that the elephants had escaped from a government-run reserve and had not yet been contained, prompting the mass exodus.
Some community members have appealed to the state authourities to urgently intervene and restore safety to the area.
The Commissioner for Forestry, Taiwo Oludotun, has confirmed the development. “Yes, we are aware and we are already on our way to the community,” he said
The state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, also confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
“The Divisional Police Officer 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”.
A disturbing viral video emerged on Tuesday showing the lifeless body of the middle aged man identified as Kala reportedly attacked by the ravaging elephants.
“This is Kala, he was attacked by the elephants at Onitasin, you can see the marks of the attack all over his body with some part of his intestine outside, the government should please come to our aid, the problem with these elephants is too much in our community,” a resident complained.
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