Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday urged residents to remain calm following a deadly attack by suspected bandits on the National Park Service office in Oloka Village, Oriire Local Government Area of the state, which claimed the lives of five forest guards.

The governor assured residents that his administration would take decisive steps to prevent a recurrence of such attacks.

In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Makinde described the incident as a devastating loss and confirmed that security agencies were already responding.

Makinde disclosed that preliminary investigations by security agencies suggested that the attack was cross-border in nature.

He appealed to residents of border communities to remain calm, assuring them that security had been reinforced in the affected areas.

Recall that bandits attacked the National Park Service office at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6. During the assault, five officials of the service were killed.