Following a viral video showing a half naked young man filming two elephants, elephant conservation experts in the area have said no one was injured.
A spokesperson for the experts, Filip Van Trier , a Belgian who has spent most of his life in Nigeria, revealed that the incident happened last Saturday, about two weeks ago around Imobi, Ogun State.
A small group of youngsters came from a different community having heard about the elephants, he narrated.
The youngsters entered the elephants’ range without the rangers’s knowledge, a very dangerous thing to do.
“This was exactly what happened last year in Baoku when a youngster was killed,” Van Trier said.
“This will not happen again. These two elephants (male and female) left the herd recently to form there own group. All is under control.”
The expert added that in the meantime all communities have been seriously warned.
“We have taken extra measures,
“We have made sure that the elephants are relaxed where they are and feel at home. There is absolutely no conflict between the elephants and villagers if not provoked. The villagers are now proud of their new friends. We are getting there to save these gentle giants.”