The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of no fewer than seven suspects in connection with the attack on Old Oyo National Park.
The command made this development known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade and issued to newsmen Saturday evening.
Recall that five forest rangers were killed during the attack at Old Oyo National Park while several others sustained various degrees of injuries during the incident last month.
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
Usman Alhaji Isah – Male, 32 years”
