Ogun State Assembly Worries Over Elephants Invasion of Farmlands

The Ogun State House of Assembly express worry over the recent elephants’ invasion of Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state, which led to the destruction of farmlands and a farmer being wounded.

A member of the House, Sola Adams, had during plenary at the Assembly in Abeokuta, said the injured farmer was receiving treatment at the Ijebu Ode General Hospital and called on the necessary agency to do the needful and return the elephants to where they should be.

Remarking, the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt Hon Olakunle Oluomo, condemned the invasion of the farmlands by elephants, however, he cautioned the people to stop further encroachment of the natural habitat of elephants in the area.

According to him, the issue of elephants’ incursion into town, which occurred in Itasin in Ijebu East, required that the state Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry engage the Nigerian Conservative Foundation towards preserving the species and the entire ecosystem.

Furthermore, the Speaker challenged the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Security Matters, Mr Olusola Subair to further explore the existing State Security Trust Fund towards ensuring the procurement of more security apparatus to be deployed across the state.

Residents of Itashin have been having long time clashes with elephants, which periodically invade their farmlands.

In 2018, a herd of elephants invaded the Omo forest reserve in the Ijebu East local government area of the state, destroying properties.

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