By Our Reporter
IBADAN (CONVERSEER) – No fewer than five Forest Guards of the National Park Service office in Oloka, Oriire local government area of Oyo State, have been allegedly killed by suspected bandits who attacked the park on Tuesday.
Confirming the incident to NTA News via a telephone call, Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Femi Haruna, alongside other service chiefs are on their way to the affected area to assess the situation firsthand.
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Olayinka added that the State Commissioner of Police has also ordered the immediate deployment of tactical teams, officers of the Mobile Police Force and the Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit of the Nigeria Police Force to the area.
Assuring members of the public that security agencies are on top of the situation, DSP Olayinka promises to give updates on the incident.
