Nigeria: Stray elephants invade Borno communities, destroy farmlands — Africa Links 24

The Forestry and Wild Life in Borno Ministry of Environment says a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon has invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in the state.

A Director in the ministry, Ayuba Peter, confirmed the ugly incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri on Monday.

Mr Peter said the incident had become perennial in the last five years in the area.

“We have been having reports of elephants destroying…