In a statement, the Ivorian Football Federation described Mr Gasset’s death as “a significant loss to Ivorian and international football.”
Mr Peter said the incident had become perennial in the last five years in the area.
The advice followed reported deaths from heart attacks that trailed the semi-finals of the Super Eagles match at the ongoing AFCON.
![Lagos health commissioner Akin Abayomi. [CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Abayomi]](https://gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/Akin-Abayomi.jpg)
Nigeria will face a familiar foe in Cameroon. Survival Côte d’Ivoire will clash with searing Senegal.
Ministerial spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the buffaloes drowned in the early hours of Friday following a chase by lions.
An official said human-elephant conflicts had become persistent and had led to deaths, extensive property damage, and disruption of people’s livelihoods.
A local forest ranger said that he had seen burnt trees in the area.
The stray elephants resisted rangers’ attempt to chase them back into a conservation park.
Africa’s elephant population estimated at 400,000 is currently facing existential threat to survival.
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