Villagers gathered in their numbers after three elephants were spotted yesterday in Koko Besse local government area, Kebbi state. The animals would have been killed had the villagers not been previously warned by the Kebbi state governor, Atiku Bagudu.

An ‪elephant was caught last year in Kebbi before it was killed and butchered by the villagers. The host community and hunters trooped to the Kebbi State Government House with great pride to present Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu with the slaughtered elephant’s Tusks.

To them, they had successfully defended their territory from a single invading elephant.

Instead of the accolades the expected, they received a lifetimes worth of telling off and an educational lecture- interspersed with threats of imprisonment.

Yesterday, after the three elephants were spotted, the Koko LG authorities assisted by security forces in the area successfully mobilized the community, secured the animals and kept them away from the usual threats from hunters - in order to avoid the wrath of the governor. 

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/08/3-elephants-spotted-in-koko-besse-lga-in-kebbi-state.html

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Very nice NEWS, government needs to do more in educating the rural dwellers how this wild animals can potentially generate fund through tourism, I personally don't mind paying 1-3k to see a live elephant and take some pictures

the mother will not be far too, government should move in fast b4 dey kill it 4 food because Nigerians are not smiling o

That's just a calf.

And why are they all gathered like that? Elephants are easily spooked.
If the mother were there, it's very possible she'll freak out & stomp them to death.

Can still happen...

I hope they're not contemplating on how to butcher it

The mother of that calf will wreck havoc when she doesn't see her young one. And so will the rest of her herd. Elephants never forget.

Yesterday, after the three elephants were spotted, the Koko LG authorities assisted by security forces in the area successfully mobilized the community, secured the animals and kept them away from the usual threats from hunters - in order to avoid the wrath of the governor. 

This is so commendable.
Gradually, we will get there.... we will be a sane society in due time.

I beg call seun fast some body don hack in to the system one Topic ten posting

What a beautiful sight to behold

That's not an elephant

It's a sea creature

That's Loxodonta africana

This people will kill this creature

Pepper soup don land.

. I hope they won't kill the nice animal for food

Wetin d animal con do for Nigeria naaahw..?? For dis kin time wey hungry people full everywhere

I wan to see a live elephant

Here to watch the ever so hypocritical anti grazing activists come here and wow themselves instead of asking why the elephants don't pay tax

lets clap for our brothers across the Niger for showing some sense

pls don't kill d elephant oooooo.

Thank God that the governor already discouraged them from killing elephants.

Poachers must be smiling now

I hope they continue to look without a knife

This is how our enemies will be looking at us helplessly.. Amen.

They don't see elephants but meat


This is Buhari time

It's survival of the fittest

Thank God they didn't kill this one,if its innocent dolphin we will hear that they butcherd....

Good � one

A wonderful move by the Governor of the state, we honestly need to protect our wildlife cos most of them have gone into extinction.

Ok