Bandits attack National Park Service office in Oyo, kill staff

Suspected bandits have attacked the old National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing a yet-to-be-ascertained number of staff.

The Conservator of the Park, Tesleem Kareem confirmed the incident on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, saying the bandits attacked the NPS office on Tuesday night.

Kareem said service personnel were killed during the attack.

“It is true we are in the process of evacuating the victims,” he said.

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The Oyo State Police Public Relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, also confirmed the incident.

Olayinka said the Oyo State Commissioner of Police and other service chiefs currently on their way to the location.

He said the police commissioner had deployed officers to the affected area to prevent further breakdown of law and order.

The Star