Metro Poachers kill elephant in Ogun state

jeff juwana

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A total of eight persons have been arrested for allegedly shooting an elephant in the elephants forest in a border area between J1 and J3 in Ijebu-Igbo North local government area of Ogun State. The Commissioner for Forestry, Ayo Olubori, who said the elephant was killed during the wee hours of Thursday by a man (name withheld) and his accomplices, describe the act as a very serious crime.


The killer of the elephant and his accomplices have been taken into police custody in Ijebu-Igbo for further interrogation. Olubori said “The suspected killer of the wild animal was arrested on the spot at 1 :am. The animal is an endangered species, we have them limited, if care is not taken they may go into extinction. We don’t want to be sanctioned by Wild lives activists, United Nations Prohibition, among others.”


Initial reports indicated that the killer of the elephant was sent by some prominent individuals in the society to get them the elephants tusks which cost N25 million each, he has confessed to the crime and he is on tape”, the commissioner said
 
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