FOREST FIRE: BANDITS STRIKE — IGBOHO’S IRU EKUN HIT IN DEADLY OYO AMBUSH
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THEY entered Old Oyo National Park to flush out kidnappers. Bandits were waiting.
Several of Sunday Igboho’s private guards are now injured after a brutal cross-border ambush inside the forest reserve.
Bottom Line:
Iru Ekun went in for criminals. Bandits fired first. Multiple operatives are injured in Old Oyo’s forest.
The Key Issues, In Full Quotations:
1. The Attack That Left Men Down
“Several members of a private security outfit linked to Yoruba Nation campaigner Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, were reportedly injured after suspected cross-border bandits allegedly ambushed them during an operation in the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State.”
2. The Operation That Went Wrong
“The incident reportedly occurred while operatives of Iru Ekun, a security outfit associated with Igboho, were carrying out an operation to track and dislodge suspected kidnappers and other armed criminals believed to be operating within the expansive forest reserve.”
3. The Battleground
“…during an operation in the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State.”
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“…within the expansive forest reserve.”
Sources familiar with the operation said the team deployed surveillance drones to identify suspected criminal hideouts and monitor the movements of armed groups before advancing into the area.
However, the mission reportedly turned violent when the operatives allegedly came under attack from heavily armed men believed to be members of cross-border criminal networks.
According to the sources, the suspected bandits opened fire on the advancing security personnel, triggering a fierce gun battle inside the forest.
Several members of the Iru Ekun team were reportedly wounded by gunfire during the exchange. However, the exact number of those injured had not been officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report. Management
The incident has heightened concerns over the activities of suspected kidnappers, bandits and other armed groups operating in forests and remote communities across parts of the South-West.
Efforts to obtain a reaction from the Oyo State Police Command were unsuccessful, as calls placed to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, were not answered as of the time of filing this report.
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