Sunday, February 1, 2026 - The Oyo State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested no fewer than seven suspects in connection with the attack on Old Oyo National Park.
The command made this disclosure in a statement signed by
its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.
The statement was made available on Saturday evening.
At least five forest rangers were killed during the attack
at Old Oyo National Park. Several others sustained various degrees of injuries
during the incident last month. Read more
Ayanlade stated that the command recorded a significant
operation, which led to the arrest of seven people.
He explained that the command initially arrested three
suspects, identified as Mohammed Dangi, Abubakar Abdullahi, and Sheu Usman.
Subsequently, four additional suspects, Toro Malami, Usman
Alhaji Ummaru, Laolo Muhammadu, and Usman Alhaji Isah, were also apprehended.
“Following the arrests, the three suspects initially
apprehended were identified as:
Mohammed Dangi – Male, 52 years
Abubakar Abdullahi – Male, adult
Sheu Usman – Male, adult
“During sustained interrogation, the suspects confessed to
the crime and provided detailed accounts of how ten (10) members of their armed
banditry group, riding on five motorcycles, carried out the attack.
Investigations revealed that the primary intention of the assailants was to
forcefully free members of their armed syndicate who had earlier been arrested
and were in the custody of forest guards for various criminal activities within
the National Park and adjoining communities—a mission they successfully
accomplished during the attack.
“Building on these confessions and intelligence disclosures,
further discreet investigation led to the arrest of four (4) additional members
of the syndicate on 25th January 2026. They are:
Toro Malami – Male, 43 years
Usman Alhaji Ummaru – Male, adult
Laolo Muhammadu – Male, 22 years
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