{"id":116634,"date":"2015-05-16T13:52:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T13:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=116634"},"modified":"2015-05-16T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-16T14:05:18","slug":"stray-elephants-injure-two-residents-in-bongo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/stray-elephants-injure-two-residents-in-bongo\/","title":{"rendered":"Stray elephants injure two residents in Bongo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least two persons have been injured by two stray elephants in Bongo in the Upper East region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;lGwuiQ9y1n5HR165m5BI4bwwPVvr2FzS&#8221;]The two stray elephants suspected to have come from Burkina Faso entered the Bongo district capital at about 5:50pm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Bongo Medical Superintendent, Mr. Williams Gudu, the two female victims between the ages of 19 and 21 years were injured on the right thigh and on the upper right arm \u00a0and have\u00a0been sent to the Bongo District Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The elephants injured the victims while residents in the area were trying to hinder their movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bongo District Police Commander DSP Isaac Tetteh said the stray elephants are still within the catchment area of Vea, a community in Bongo , adding that the Police will intensify visibility on the where abouts of the stray elephants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DSP Tetteh warned all residents within the area and the Bolgatanga municipality to take caution and ensure that they are not harmed by the elephants, saying &#8220;now they are calm but you don&#8217;t know what they can do later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Regional Manager of Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Mr. John Nada expressed hope that the elephants will leave the area and move to where they came from.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Nada also appealed to residents to remain calm and stay away from the animals if they come across them or see them passing by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is not the first time, elephants have caused problems in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2014, one person was killed while several farms were destroyed by <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/12\/elephants-kill-one-person-in-garu-tempane\/#sthash.dXAiRWI7.pyZJd9Ns.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">eight elephants who went on rampage<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in Garu Tempane in the Upper East Region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Assembly member for Kurinatenga, Joseph Abango told <strong>Citi news<\/strong>\u00a0that one of the elephants that killed the man was later killed by some soldiers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Frederick Awuni\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two persons have been injured by two stray elephants in Bongo in the Upper East region. 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