By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed that it has recovered the bodies of the five Forest Rangers killed on Tuesday night by bandits at the National Park Service office, Oloka, Orire local government area of Oyo state.
Oyo state Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said the bodies were recovered on Wednesday.
DSP Ayanlade pointed out that the five bodies were recovered when the Oyo state Commissioner of Police (CP), Femi Haruna, led other security chiefs to assess the scene of the attack.
He stressed that the “remains of the fallen officers have since been respectfully deposited, and the site was forensically swept to collect all available evidence”.
“The Commissioner of Police was accompanied by heads of sister security agencies and the Commandant of the National Forest Rangers. During the visit, the CP assessed the security situation of the facility and held an interactive session with community leaders of Oloka Community,” he said.
DSP Ayanlade hinted that investigation had started, and credible evidence was yielding leads to aid the identification, arrest, and prosecution of those responsible.