Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has condemned the killing of five National Park Service Forest Guard officers by suspected bandits during an attack on Wednesday at the National Park Office in Oloka Village.
Makinde described the deaths as a “devastating loss” of officers who died while performing their duties.
According to preliminary investigations by security agencies, the attack was a cross-border operation carried out by bandits. Joint security operations have been launched to address the incident.
The governor urged residents in affected areas to cooperate with security operatives by providing credible intelligence to aid investigations.
“The security agencies are already working together to address this incident and seek the support of residents in the area to cooperate with them in their intelligence gathering,” Makinde said in a statement issued Wednesday night.
He appealed to residents of Oriire Local Government Area and other border communities to remain calm, noting that normalcy has been restored and additional security personnel have been deployed to the area.
Makinde reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to protecting lives and property, vowing that his government “will leave no stone unturned to respond decisively to prevent a recurrence of such attacks.”
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