The Oyo State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested no fewer than seven suspects in reference to the attack on Old Oyo National Park.

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The command made this disclosure in a press release signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.

The assertion was made accessible to DAILY POST on Saturday night.

DAILY POST studies that no less than 5 forest rangers have been killed through the attack at Old Oyo National Park. A number of others sustained varied levels of accidents through the incident final month. Learn extra

Ayanlade acknowledged that the command recorded a major operation, which led to the arrest of seven folks.

He defined that the command initially arrested three suspects, recognized as Mohammed Dangi, Abubakar Abdullahi, and Sheu Usman.

Subsequently, 4 further suspects, Toro Malami, Usman Alhaji Ummaru, Laolo Muhammadu, and Usman Alhaji Isah, have been additionally apprehended.

“Following the arrests, the three suspects initially apprehended have been recognized as:

Mohammed Dangi – Male, 52 years

Abubakar Abdullahi – Male, grownup

Sheu Usman – Male, grownup

“Throughout sustained interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and supplied detailed accounts of how ten (10) members of their armed banditry group, driving on 5 bikes, carried out the attack. Investigations revealed that the first intention of the assailants was to forcefully free members of their armed syndicate who had earlier been arrested and have been within the custody of forest guards for varied prison actions inside the National Park and adjoining communities—a mission they efficiently completed through the attack.

“Constructing on these confessions and intelligence disclosures, additional discreet investigation led to the arrest of 4 (4) further members of the syndicate on twenty fifth January 2026. They’re:

Toro Malami – Male, 43 years

Usman Alhaji Ummaru – Male, grownup

Laolo Muhammadu – Male, 22 years

Usman Alhaji Isah – Male, 32 years”