A notorious serial killer, Sunday Shodipe has escaped from the Police custody in Oyo state.
The Police Command in Oyo confirmed this on Sunday.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP
Nwachukwu Enwonwu, in a statement made
available to newsmen, through the state’s
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olugbenga
Fadeyi, indicated that Shodipe escaped
from the police custody.
The statement read :“The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP. Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu wishes to state that, the prime suspect in the serial killings at Akinyele Local Government Area, Moniya Ibadan of Oyo State, one Sunday
Shodipe ‘m’ 19 years who was arrested and
paraded along with two others at the Oyo
State Police Command on 17th July 2020 and
later charged to court but remanded in Police
custody escaped from lawful custody on
11/08/2020.”
“Consequent upon this, the CP wishes to
implore the general public to be on the
lookout, arrest and immediately inform the
Officers and men of the Command when
sighted for immediate handing over for further action.”
“He further seizes this opportunity to appeal
to any member of the public with credible
information as to the whereabouts of the
assailant not to hesitate in passing same to
the Oyo State Police Command to assist in the
apprehension of the offender who is now at large.”
He further advice angry youths/mobs to desist from taking laws into their hands by carrying out
jungle justice when suspected criminals are
arrested, but such suspect(s) should be
handed over to the Police.
It would be recalled that, upon Shodipe’s
escape from the police custody, residents of
Ori-Oke Olurunkole in Akinyele Local
Government Area of the state last Friday
morning, woke up to the heart-rending news of
a middel-aged woman, Mrs Olufunmilayo, who
was again reportedly macheted to death,
suspecting he (Shodipe) was the one that
carried out the dastardly act.
The development, however, infuriated youths
in the area to embark on a violent protest,
which led to a serious attack on the police.
The Caretaker Chairman of Akinyele Local
Government, Mr. Taoreed Jimoh, shed light to
what led to the protest by the angry youths.
According to him: “We heard that the woman
was macheted, she was rescued immediately
and taken to UCH, so we heard the report that
she died this morning.”
“That was what prompted residents to
embark on a mass protest, unfortunately, the
peaceful protest was hijacked by hoodlums.
The hoodlums went to the extent of pelting
security operatives with stones and other
objects, but with the help of God, peace is
gradually returning to the area and it is under control. “
“I have called Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations and he has deployed more
officers to the area, also, I called the Area
Commander and Federal SARS and other
security operatives and local security agents
such as Soludero and others have arrived the
area to calm the situation. The Alakinyele of
Akinyele Oba James Odeniran was also on
ground to rescue few police officers that the
hoodlums manhandled.
“The killing was carried out by suspected
ritualists. Residents suspected a ritualist who
was reportedly arrested by the police but
allegedly escaped from their custody, he was
seen in Akinyele two days ago and yesterday,
the residents had to raise alarm and people
are suspecting he was the one that carried out
the dastardly act,” he said .
