Several Injured as Armed Bandits Ambush Igboho’s Security Team 

SEVERAL members of a private security outfit linked to Yoruba Nation campaigner Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, have been injured after suspected cross-border bandits ambushed them during a security operation in the Old Oyo National Park, Oyo State.

The incident occurred while operatives of Iru Ekun—a security organisation associated with Igboho—were conducting an operation to track and dislodge suspected kidnappers and other armed criminals believed to be operating within the expansive forest reserve.

Sources close to the operation disclosed that the team had deployed surveillance drones to identify suspected criminal hideouts and monitor the movements of armed groups before advancing into the area.

However, the mission took a violent turn when the operatives 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 deep inside the forest.

Several members of the Iru Ekun team sustained gunshot wounds during the exchange. The exact number of those injured had not been officially confirmed at the time of this report.

The ambush 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 to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, went unanswered at the time of filing.

Source; Vanguard