G¥nmen Strike Again on Oyo Highway, K+ll Two in Fresh Kishi-Igbeti Att@ck Fear has gripped residents of Oyo State’s Oke-Ogun zone following fresh att@cks by suspected bandits along the Kishi-Igbeti and Igboho-Igbeti road corridors, leaving atleast two persons de@d and several others injred within 24 hours. The latest incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Friday along the Kishi-Igbeti road when g¥nmen ambushed a moving vehicle and opened f+re. An electricity worker identified as Moshood Kayode, popularly known as “Mr. Kay,” and one other were k+lled, while other occupants sustained inj¥ries. On Saturday, another att+ck was reported along the Igbope-Igbeti axis near the Old Oyo National Park. Eyewitnesses said heavily armed men dressed in military camouflage suddenly emerged from the forest and began sh++ting at passing vehicles around 3:25 p.m. Among the vehicles att@cked were a red Volkswagen Golf and a commercial passenger bus, whose tyre was punctured by b¥llets. Four occupants of the Golf car, including the driver, Alhaji Rafiu Jimoh, and one Jubril Jelili, sustained serious g¥nshot wo¥nds while travelling from Igbeti to Saki. Despite their inj¥ries, the victims reportedly managed to drive back to Igboho, where they were rushed to a hospital for treatment. “We thought they were soldiers because of the camouflage they wore, but they suddenly started shooting at vehicles,” an eyewitness recounted. Security personnel, including operatives of the police, NSCDC, Amotekun Corps and local forest guards, were deployed to the scene and later secured the area. The att@cks have intensified concerns over growing insecurity around the Old Oyo National Park, which residents allege has become a hideout for k+dnappers and armed gangs. Residents are now calling for urgent military and police operations to flush out criminal elements and restore safety along the troubled road corridors.