Zamfara — Five people were said to have lost their lives in Sububu village of Maradun Local Government when a dozen destructive elephants invaded the village last week.

Also destroyed by the elephants were properties, particularly farm produce worth millions of naira, which included millet, guinea-corn, rice and beans belonging to the residents of the village.

The hungry elephants who stormed the village of Sububu, Faru Tsibiri and other nearby villages were also said to have devastated the whole area, especially where farm produce were kept by the farmers.

According to investigation conducted by Leadership, it was gathered that the elephants, instantly killed the said people after they have made attempts to stop them from crossing or invading the village.

The village Head of Sububu, Alhaji Mu'azu Dansa'a told Leadership that they for long have not been safe, "because it has become our fate, that every year these elephants will come and will not go away until al least one or two people are killed", he said.

He explained that two people among the dead were from Sububu, while Faru and Tsibiri have two and one respectively, which brought to five the number of people killed by the invading elephants.

Alhaji Dansa'a therefore, appealed to the state government and all other authorities concerned in the protection of lives and property of the people to come to their aid by providing it with enough security.

Early last year, similar invasion by elephants happened in Maru local Government in which two people lost their lives in addition to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira.

also gathered that the elephants have been crossing the area where the villages are situated annually, and at least, one person loses his life annually during the period.