Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The Oyo State Police Command says it has intensified security operations in the Oke-Ogun axis following a late-night attack on the National Forest Rangers' Office in Oloka village, Ikoyi-Ile, which left five officers dead.

The attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday when a group of gunmen, estimated at about 12, reportedly emerged from surrounding bushes and opened fire on the facility before fleeing.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the Commissioner of Police, Femi Haruna, visited the scene shortly after the incident, alongside heads of other security agencies and the commandant of the National Forest Rangers.

Mr Haruna, a deputy superintendent of ...