Oyo State Police Command has declared that it has mobilised more personnel to safe the previous Oyo National Park.
The state Commissioner of Police, Femi Haruna, made this recognized throughout an on-the-spot evaluation on the park on Wednesday.
DAILY POST reviews {that a} report emanated Wednesday morning that some folks have been killed on the park.
Haruna, who led different cops to the park on Wednesday, confirmed that five forest rangers have been killed by the gunmen.
The CP in a press release made out there to DAILY POST by means of the Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade, famous that the assault was directed on the forest rangers.
He added that cops who had been instantly mobilised saved the scenario.
He added that the transfer was completed to be able to forestall additional assault by the assailants.
Haruna additionally disclosed that the Space Commander, DPO Ikoyi Division, Tactical Groups, and different operatives have been tasked to maneuver to the scene.
He added that they are going to be there to safe the world, shield and collect proof.
The police boss maintained that preliminary reviews indicated that the attackers, numbering about twelve (12), emerged from adjoining bushes and attacked the park.
He stated, “Following the tragic assault on the National Forest Rangers’ Workplace at Oloka Village by way of Ikoyi-Ile, Oyo State, which occurred yesterday, sixth January 2026, at about 2330 hours, and claimed the lives of 5 (5) officers, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, CP Femi Haruna, instantly carried out an on-the-spot safety evaluation of the affected space.
“Instantly upon receiving details about the assault, the CP deployed all out there operatives and operational belongings to the world, thereby stopping additional assault by the assailants and averting a possible breakdown of regulation and order.
“The Space Commander, DPO Ikoyi Division, Tactical Groups, and different operatives had been tasked to maneuver to the scene, safe the world, shield and collect proof. The stays of the fallen officers have since been respectfully deposited, and the positioning was forensically swept to gather all out there proof.
“Preliminary reviews point out that the attackers, numbering about twelve (12), emerged from adjoining bushes, opened sporadic gunfire on the Rangers’ Workplace, and fled the scene.”
