The Oyo State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested at least seven suspects in connection with the Old Oyo National Park attack.
The command made this disclosure in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.
The statement was made available to Newslodge on Saturday evening.
Newslodge reports that at least five rangers were killed during the attack in Old Oyo National Park. Several other people suffered injuries of varying degrees during the incident last month. Read more
Ayanlade stated that the command recorded a major operation, which resulted in the arrest of seven people.
He explained that the command initially arrested three suspects, identified as Mohammed Dangi, Abubakar Abdullahi and Sheu Usman.
Later, four other suspects, Toro Malami, Usman Alhaji Ummaru, Laolo Muhammadu and Usman Alhaji Isah, were also arrested.
“Following the arrests, the three suspects initially detained were identified as:
Mohammed Dangi – Male, 52 years old
Abubakar Abdullahi – Male, adult
Sheu Usman – Male, adult
“During prolonged interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and provided detailed accounts of how ten (10) members of their armed banditry group, riding five motorcycles, carried out the attack. Investigations revealed that the main intention of the attackers was to forcibly release members of their armed syndicate who had been previously arrested and were in the custody of forest guards for various criminal activities within the National Park and surrounding communities, a mission they successfully accomplished during the attack.
“Following these confessions and intelligence revelations, a more discreet investigation led to the arrest of four (4) additional members of the syndicate on January 25, 2026. They are:
Malami Bull – Male, 43 years old
Usman Alhaji Ummaru – Male, adult
Laolo Muhammadu – Male, 22 years old
Usman Alhaji Isah – Male, 32 years old”