who is declared wanted by the police in Oyo State.
The Oyo State Police Command has rearrested the
suspected serial killer, Sunday Shodipe.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Gbenga Fadeyi confirmed the
development to Channels Television on Sunday.
Mr Fadeyi did not give details of where the suspect is being
kept at the time of this report.
Sunday Shodipe
His arrest comes some days after he escaped from the police
custody at Mokola police station in Ibadan, the Oyo State
capital.
Shodipe, who was said to be involved in the series of killings
in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state, had been declared
wanted by the police.
The nineteen-year-old was earlier arrested by the police and
paraded along with two other suspects on July 17 at the Oyo State
Police Command.
The suspects were later charged to court but remanded in police
custody.
Barely a month after their arraignment, Shodipe escaped from
lawful custody on August 8.
Makinde Seeks Rearrest
Following the disappearance of the serial killer, the Oyo State
Governor, Seyi Makinde, ordered security operatives to ensure the
rearrest of Shodipe.
Governor, Seyi Makinde.
Governor Makinde said the re-arrest of the suspected mastermind
of at least six ritual killings in Ibadan, must be made a top
priority of security operatives.
According to him, the state government places a premium on the
security of lives and properties in the state and residents should
remain calm and not take laws into their hands.
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Suspected Serial Killer In Oyo
At a town hall meeting, the governor who was represented by his
Special Adviser on Security, Fatai Owoseni, said he (Governor
Makinde) shared the pains of the people of Akinyele over the
incessant killings in the area, stressing that people must continue
to cooperate with law enforcement officials to bring an end to the
menace in the area.
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“All of us have followed the incidents in Akinyele; the arrest
of the principal suspect in the case and, of course, his escape
from custody, after being arraigned in court.
“We are here in this Town Hall meeting and Governor Makinde has
directed that we should let the people in the community know that
as governor, he shares their pain; and as people of Oyo State, we
share in the pain and what has happened is condemnable and
unacceptable in all materials particular,” Owoseni who is a retired
Commissioner of Police said.
IGP Orders Rearrest
Similarly, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, also
ordered the rearrest of a suspected serial killer.
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu
Condemning the unfortunate escape of the suspect, Adamu asked
the Commissioner of Police in Oyo to intensify efforts and ensure
his prompt rearrest.
The IGP asked the police commissioner to speed up investigations
into the circumstances that led to the escape of the suspect.
He deployed additional investigative aides to Oyo to complement
the efforts of the State Police Command in the ongoing manhunt.
Thereafter, the Oyo State Police Command promised a 500,000
thousand naira reward to anyone who avails the State Command of
useful information that will lead to the re-arrest of the suspected
serial killer.
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