The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has condemned the attack on some National Park Service Forest Guard officers at the National Park Office in Oyo State.
Governor Makinde, in a post via his Facebook page, confirmed that five forest guards lost their lives during the attack.
The Governor however assured that no stone will be left unturned in bringing those behind the attack to justice and appealed to residents to remain calm.
“Earlier today, there was a criminal attack by bandits at the National Park Office, Oloka Village, which resulted in the death of five National Park Service Forest Guard officers.
“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,” he said.
The governor further disclosed that preliminary investigations by the security agencies indicated that the incident was a “cross-border attack carried out by bandits.”
He assured that security agencies are working to arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.
“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,” he added.
The Governor appealed residents, particularly those in the affected local government areas to remain calm and allow the security agencies do their job.
He further appealed to residents of Oyo State, especially “those in Oriire LGA and other LGAs along our borders,” to remain calm as the security agencies had 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,” Makinde stated.