Monday, August 24, 2026 - A 40-year-old Chief Park Ranger with the Old Oyo National Park has been found d3ad after allegedly taking his own life in a forest area of Tede, Oyo State.
The incident was reported to the Tede Police Division on
Friday, August 21, 2026, after the ranger had reportedly been missing for four
days.
According to a police source, a forest ranger attached to
the Old Oyo National Park, identified as Babatunde Abdulrasheed, reported at
the station at about 8:00 a.m. that the missing ranger, identified as Ajeiigbe
Jacob, had been found in the bush at Iyanla area of Tede.
The source said Jacob was found hanging from a rope tied to
a tree, in what was suspected to be suicide.
Following the report, a team of police operatives led by the
Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), Tede Division, immediately proceeded to the
scene.
Police personnel photographed the scene and subsequently
lowered the body from the tree.
The family of the deceased reportedly requested that the
remains be released to them for burial.
The police have commenced investigation into the
circumstances surrounding the d3ath, while further developments will be
communicated as the investigation progresses.
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