By Iyabo Adebisi
Oyo State Governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde, has called for calm following a bandit attack on the National Park Office, Oloka Village, in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Makinde assured residents that his administration would respond decisively and leave no stone unturned to ensure such an attack does not recur.
In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Governor Makinde described the incident as devastating loss of the lives of personnel in the course of carrying out their lawful duties.
He appealed to residents of Oriire Local Government and other LGAs along the state’s borders to remain calm, as the security agencies have restored normalcy and deployed more personnel to the area.
He said: “Preliminary investigations by the security agencies indicate that this was a cross-border attack carried out by bandits. 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.
“Let me appeal to residents of Oyo State especially those in Oriire LGA and other LGAs along our borders, to remain calm as the security agencies have 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.”
Recalled that there was a criminal attack by bandits at the National Park Office, Oloka Village in Oriire local government led to the death of five National Park Service Forest Guard Officers.
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