• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Friday, May 30, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Environment

Elephant sighted in Oyo is dead

Vital News by Vital News
February 19, 2022
in Environment
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Oyo – A huge elephant that was sighted in Oke – Ogun area of Oyo State few weeks ago is dead.

The elephant which beli3ved to have journeyed all the way from Benin Republic to Nigeria was said to have died while in custody of the University of Ibadan.

A Facebook user, Adesope Habeeb had shared photos of the elephant some weeks ago.

Many people are alleging the animal was killed for its tusk which could fetch millions of naira.

“On the elephant sighted some days ago while I was in the farm that became viral, Other indigenes across Oyo and Kwara were visiting its location to have a glance of the very peaceful elephant .

RelatedStories

21 Die, 10 Missing In Niger Flood Disaster

NSCDC Arrests 17 Illegal Miners In Kogi, Impounds 3 Trucks, 39 Motorcycles

Housing Minister Inaugurates Committee For Disposal Of 753 Housing Units Recovered From Abuja Estate

Lagos Invites National Boundary Commission To Mediate In Land Border Disputes With Ogun

“After which a delegation was sent by the Executive Chairman of Saki West Local Government as the host community and the Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan.

“However, the delegation of the Local Government and that of the University of Ibadan led by the Director of the Zoological Garden , Dr Kabeer Popoola went in search of the elephant in the wild yesterday to convey it to the zoo.

“All efforts to capture the elephant alive was successful but the elephant unfortunately died in the custody of the University of Ibadan this morning.

“Could the elephant have been killed because of the ivory tusk?

“What a loss and all my effort to protect the helpless and harmless creature has been rendered futile,” Habeeb said.

In its reaction,
The Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks (NAZAP) expressed regret over the death of the elephant.

In a statement signed by the NAZAP secretary, Dr. Kabir Ali, the association regretted the death of the wild elephant which died after it was evacuated in a bid to prevent it from causing havoc to both farmlands and properties in general.

Ali said that the elephants, numbering three are believed to have wandered from a neighbouring country, alleging that two of the elephants were killed by the natives.

He confirmed that it was in a bid to remove the last elephant from the town to a more secured environment that it died.

“The NAZAP family is rather distraught at the news of the death of the beloved wild elephant at a local government area of Kwara State.

“The attempted rescue by animal lovers was necessitated by the possibility of destruction of life and properties of people in that area, with a high possibility of poaching by hunters.

“There were initially three elephants and two were killed by humans in retaliation for the elephants ransacking their farms.

“This last one was in danger of being killed, hence the attempt to rescue it,” the statement said.

According to Ali, the death of the animal is unfortunate as the team which tried to rescue it meant well and should not be vilified.

Meanwhile, the National President of NAZAP, Dipo Bali, has assured the general public of the association’s readiness to enhance the availability of rescue and reversal drugs that will ensure that future losses are avoided.

He assured that the national animal rescue team will be reconstituted within the next 72 hours. (vitalnews)

Tags: diedElephanthugeuniversityWilde
Previous Post

2023: Watch your utterances, PDP BoT tell aspirants

Next Post

Zamfara Commissioner dies in road crash

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

21 Die, 10 Missing In Niger Flood Disaster
Environment

21 Die, 10 Missing In Niger Flood Disaster

May 29, 2025
NSCDC Arrests 17 Illegal Miners In Kogi, Impounds 3 Trucks, 39 Motorcycles
Environment

NSCDC Arrests 17 Illegal Miners In Kogi, Impounds 3 Trucks, 39 Motorcycles

May 28, 2025
Housing Minister Inaugurates Committee For Disposal Of 753 Housing Units Recovered From Abuja Estate
Environment

Housing Minister Inaugurates Committee For Disposal Of 753 Housing Units Recovered From Abuja Estate

May 28, 2025
Lagos Invites National Boundary Commission To Mediate In Land Border Disputes With Ogun
Environment

Lagos Invites National Boundary Commission To Mediate In Land Border Disputes With Ogun

May 26, 2025
FCTA Begins Sealing , Seizure Of  4,794 Properties In Abuja May 26
Environment

FCTA Begins Sealing , Seizure Of 4,794 Properties In Abuja May 26

May 23, 2025
Next Post

Zamfara Commissioner dies in road crash

90pct intending police officers fail recruitment examination - PSC

Update : Oyetola maintains wide lead in Osun APC gubernatorial primaries

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

Bello signs VAPP Bill into law

3 years ago
Gumel Mourns Passing Of Saidu Abdullahi, President Of Taekwando Federation, Condoles Family

NOC, Sport-for-all To Mark Olympic Day

2 months ago
Sex Workers Drag Ondo Man To Court For Paying With Fake Alert

Sex Workers Drag Ondo Man To Court For Paying With Fake Alert

2 years ago
Former Yobe Governor, Bukar Abba Ibrahim Dies In Saudi Arabia

Former Yobe Governor, Bukar Abba Ibrahim Dies In Saudi Arabia

1 year ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN Court Dangote death drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG Fraud gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security Senate students Tinubu
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Midterm Performance : Taraba State Rated Least In IGR, Good Governance

School Wall Collapses On Students Writing WAEC In Taraba

Army Armourer, 17 Other Soldiers, 15 Mobile Police Officers, Traditional Ruler Arrested For Selling Arms To Criminals

Islamic Cleric To Die By Hanging For Killing, Stealing N300,000 From Client In Osun

Emefiele Drags FG To Appeal Court Over Forfeiture Of 753 Units Of Houses In Abuja Estate

NDLEA Arrests Two Pilgrims Heading To Saudi Arabia With Cocaine

Trending

21 Die, 10 Missing In Niger Flood Disaster
Environment

21 Die, 10 Missing In Niger Flood Disaster

by Vital News
May 29, 2025
0

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the death of 21 persons in massive floods...

Sidi Ould Tah Elected New President Of AfDB

Sidi Ould Tah Elected New President Of AfDB

May 29, 2025
President Tinubu Appoints Former Speaker, Yakubu Dogara As Chairman Of NCGC

President Tinubu Appoints Former Speaker, Yakubu Dogara As Chairman Of NCGC

May 29, 2025
Midterm Performance : Taraba State Rated Least In IGR, Good Governance

Midterm Performance : Taraba State Rated Least In IGR, Good Governance

May 29, 2025
School Wall Collapses On Students Writing WAEC In Taraba

School Wall Collapses On Students Writing WAEC In Taraba

May 29, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • 21 Die, 10 Missing In Niger Flood Disaster May 29, 2025
  • Sidi Ould Tah Elected New President Of AfDB May 29, 2025
  • President Tinubu Appoints Former Speaker, Yakubu Dogara As Chairman Of NCGC May 29, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In