Authority alerts residents of 5 roaming elephants- Residents of the southern district of Botswana have been warned to exercise extra caution while going about their daily activities - The warning was important because five elephants were seen roaming the district - Members of the public have been urged to report any sightings of those elephants or anything suspected to be such animals to the nearest Wildlife offices The Department of Wildlife and National Parks has alerted the residents of southern district of Botswana of five roaming elephants in the area. This was stated in a press release which also warned residents to be vigilant and exercise extra caution when moving around the district, Mmegi Online reports. Legit.ng gathers the authority also advised residents to avoid the use of herding dogs and rifles so as not to scare the animals. The statement read: "Members of the public are therefore warned to be vigilant and exercise extra caution when moving around in these areas and are advised not to use herding dogs and rifles to scare them or make any form of noise as these will agitate them, as a result make them dangerous to their lives. Read also APC will sue those intimidating party members - Oshiomhole says "Any sightings of those elephants or anything suspected to be such animals should be reported to the nearest Wildlife offices at 5441250 (Kanye), and 5889244 (Mabutsane), police at 999 or any government offices in the Southern district." Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the government of Botswana announced that it would be holding its first major auction for the right to hunt elephants since the ban was lifted in May 2019. The country, which has the world's biggest elephant population, offered seven packages of 10 elephants each. Botswana is home to about 130,000 elephants. In other news, a surprising occurrence was recorded in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria when a herd of around 250 elephants was spotted in a part of the state close to the borders with Cameroon and Chad. The sighting of the herd was the first reported sighting of elephants in the region since the insurgency in that part of the country began a decade ago. Read also Lagos police denies plans to raid streets at night on February 6 and 7 Tunde Morakinyo, co-founder of Africa Nature Investors, said the sighting of the herd implied that Nigeria’s elephant population had effectively doubled. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app The herd was spotted a few kilometres from Rann during a humanitarian mission carried out by helicopter. Before the insurgency began, hundreds of elephants were said to migrate through the region when Sambisa forest served as a game reserve the size of Belgium and the Netherlands. Three major migration routes passed through the Sambisa forest. These same routes that follow water sources are used by insurgents to escape military bombardment. Flood: Crocodiles, wild animals invade Ogun community| Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Residents of the southern district of Botswana have been warned to exercise extra caution while going about their daily activities - The warning was important because five elephants were seen roaming the district - Members of the public have been urged to report any sightings of those elephants or anything suspected to be such animals to the nearest Wildlife offices Legit.ng Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: