Terrorists attack National Park Service office in Oyo, kill officials
Suspected bandits on Tuesday night attacked the old National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing a yet to be ascertained number of officials.
The Conservator of the Park, Tesleem Kareem, confirmed the incident during an interview on Wednesday in Ibadan.
Mr Kareem said that yet to be ascertained number of the service officials were killed by the terrorists.
‘Yes, it is true we are in the process of evacuating the victims ,” he said.
The attack occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday and at least five of NPS personnel were killed during the assault.
The source said that the bodies of the victims were yet to be recovered, as they were believed to be located within the surrounding forest area.
The Police Public Relations officer , DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, also confirmed the incident.
Mr Olayinka said that the state Commissioner of Police and other service chiefs were currently on their way to the location.
He said that the CP had deployed tactical teams, personnel of the Mobile Police Force and EOD to the affected area to prevent further breakdown of law and order.
(NAN)
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