Crime

Suspected Poachers Kill 2 Oyo National Park Officers

By Web News 404

By Kayode Oguntona.

The Old Oyo National Park, Oyo has been thrown into mourning following the death of two of its senior gallant officers in the hands of suspected poachers.

Thirty seven suspects who allegedly killed two officers of the Old Oyo National Park last night have been arrested by authorities of the National Park Service and paraded at the Park’s administrative head office in Oyo town.

The slained officers were said to be on patrol of one of the park sites located within the border of Oyo and Kwara states.

The area is said to be notorious for illegal mining activities from where many people, including foreigners have been arrested and prosecuted in the past.

Parading the suspects, the Conservator of Parks, Old Oyo National Park, Mr Teslim Kareem who was visibly disturbed by the sad event expressed the need for robust, active synergy among security agencies to curb criminal and destructive activities in the park.

Mr Kareem also called for increased cooperation and loyalty of communities located around the park sites, including local vigilantes to stem poaching and related crimes leading to deaths of its officers.

Meanwhile, the thirty seven suspects have been transferred to the DSS facility in Ibadan for full investigation while efforts are being made to retrieve the bodies of the late officers, DCP Peter Ayemohba and CPI Adedokun Julius Akinola as well as breaking the sad news to their respective families.

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Crime

Seven Suspected Poachers Arrested in Oyo

By Web News 2148 2


By Kayode Oguntona

Protection of the rich, floral, fauna and archaeological resources of the Old Oyo National Park would be continually pursued in order to make it a masterpiece among other national parks in the country.

It is against this backdrop that illegal activities of hunting, fishing, mining and cattle grazing identified as a menace, are currently being tackled headlong by the park authorities.

The Conservator of Park, CP, Old Oyo National Park, Mr. Teslim Adeniyi – Kareem made this known while parading seven suspects recently arrested for various poaching activities in the park.

The CP attributed the successful fight against poachers to the logistic support provided by the Conservator General, CG, National Park Service, among others.

He said the suspects would soon be arraigned in court along with the guns, swords and roasted animals which they killed in the park.

According to him, similar arrests made in the past few weeks resulted in prosecution and conviction of sixteen illegal miners while thirty two others comprising cattle grazers, hunters and fishermen are currently facing court trial.