The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed an attack by suspected bandits on the National Park Service office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of the state.
The incident occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday night, when armed men believed to be bandits stormed the National Park facility and launched a violent assault on officers on duty.
Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the command received a distress call regarding the attack and immediately activated security responses.
Although the police did not disclose the number of casualties recorded, DSP Olayinka revealed that the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Femi Haruna, alongside other security service chiefs, was en route to the scene to assess the situation and coordinate further operations.
He added that the commissioner has deployed tactical teams, operatives of the Mobile Police Force, conventional police units, and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit to the affected area.
According to the command, the deployment is aimed at preventing any further breakdown of law and order and flushing out the perpetrators of the attack.
