BREAKING: Sunday Igboho’s Security Team Attacked, Operatives Injured In Oyo Forest… Afenifere Warns His Critics
Terrorists have reportedly ambushed a security team led by Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, patrolling the Old Oyo National Park, leaving several members of the squad injured in a gun battle.
Confirming the attack, Oyo State’s Governor Seyi Makinde said preliminary investigations by state security agencies indicated that the assailants were suspected cross-border bandits.
The Governor noted that security agencies were continuing investigations into the incident and working to identify and apprehend those responsible for the attack.
The attack occurred during a security mission conducted by Igboho’s private security outfit, Iru Ekun, which had entered the vast forest reserve to track down and flush out suspected kidnappers and bandits believed to be operating within the area.
According to information made available after the operation, the security team deployed drones to identify criminal hideouts and gather intelligence on the movement of suspected armed groups inside the forest.
However, the operation reportedly turned violent when the team encountered heavily armed men believed to be members of cross-border criminal networks.
The suspected bandits allegedly opened fire on the advancing security operatives, leading to a fierce exchange of gunfire.
Several members of the Iru Ekun security squad were said to have sustained gunshot injuries during the confrontation, although the exact number of casualties was not immediately disclosed.
