- After deadly bandits attack on National Park office
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called for calm after the deadly bandits attack on the National Park office in Oloka Village, Oriire Local Government Area.
Governor Makinde assured that his administration would leave no stone unturned to ensure that such attacks do not happened again.
The governor said on Wednesday: “Earlier today, there was a criminal attack by bandits at the National Park office, Oloka Village, which resulted in the death of five forest rangers.
“This is a devastating loss of the lives of personnel in the course of carrying out their lawful duties. May their souls rest in peace!
“Preliminary investigations by the security agencies indicate that it was a cross-border attack carried out by bandits. The security agencies are already working together to address this incident and are seeking the support of residents in the area to assist with their intelligence gathering.
“Let me appeal to residents of Oyo State, especially those in Oriire LGA and other LGAs along our borders, to remain calm as the security agencies have restored normalcy and deployed more personnel to the area.
“Our administration will leave no stone unturned to respond decisively to prevent a recurrence of such attacks.”