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Attack On National Park: Makinde Promises To Prevent Re-occurence 

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Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called for calm following an attack by bandits at the National Park Office, Oloka Village, in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Makinde assured that his administration would leave no stone unturned to ensure that such attacks are not repeated.
In a statement  signed the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju on Wednesday, the Governor said, “earlier today, there was a criminal attack by bandits at the National Park Office, Oloka Village, which resulted in the death of five National Park Service Forest Guard Officers.
“This is a devastating loss of the lives of personnel in the course of carrying out their lawful duties. May their souls rest in peace.
“Preliminary investigations by the security agencies indicated 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 the 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.”
—-Kunle Bakare.
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