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Army converts Old Oyo National Park to training centre after Oriire abduction

The Nigerian Army has taken over the Old Oyo National Park and converted the facility into a training centre as part of efforts to strengthen security in the area. The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Auwalu Mahmuda, disclosed this following the abduction and subsequent rescue of more than 40 schoolchildren and […] Army converts Old Oyo National Park to training…

Army converts Old Oyo National Park to training centre after Oriire abduction

The Nigerian Army has taken control of the Old Oyo National Park. According to Punch Nigeria, this move is aimed at preventing the park from being used as a hideout by criminals, following the abduction of Oriire.

The park has been converted into a training centre.

There is no further information on the abduction or the current status of Oriire.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Hindustan Times — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Also reported by 2 other outlets

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