Elephants destroy crops in Wa east District

Funsi (U/W), Dec. 18, GNA - Elephants have invaded some farms in the Sissala area of the Wa East District and destroyed crops that were ready to be harvested. Mr. Saaka Vianyuan, an affected farmer, told the Ghana News Agency at Funsi that the animals destroyed all crops especially cassava and yams. He said although he had a gun he did not shoot when he saw them destroying his yams because he had been made to believe that elephants were special animals and must not be killed by anyone.

Funsi (U/W), Dec. 18, GNA - Elephants have invaded some farms in the Sissala area of the Wa East District and destroyed crops that were ready to be harvested. Mr. Saaka Vianyuan, an affected farmer, told the Ghana News Agency at Funsi that the animals destroyed all crops especially cassava and yams. He said although he had a gun he did not shoot when he saw them destroying his yams because he had been made to believe that elephants were special animals and must not be killed by anyone. The farmer said he would have realized about 200 Ghana cedis from the sale of yams destroyed by the animals in his farm. The rampaging elephants had earlier been reported to have destroyed farms at Duu-East, a village 18 kilometres from Funsi the district capital, with one Njimba Sissala losing his 20-acre cassava and yam crops to the animals. Few farmers in the area ventured to go to their farms when news of the rampaging animals broke in the communities but so far no human casualty has been recorded.