animal had wandered out of one of the national wildlife parks in Benin, west Africa, and was roving in and around the down of Kandi, in the north west of the country.The elephant had reported been straying close to several neighbouring villages since mid-March.He is known to have fatally attacked a woman he encountered in the forest at that time.
In the following weeks he injured several people in the Sam neighbourhood.Locals demanded action but game wardens were unwilling to shoot the animal.
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