Pascal Arogorn Ibe
The Oyo State Police Command has
announced its resolve to reward any
member of the public who can provide
useful information that will lead to the
arrest of Sunday Shodipe , the 19 – year – old
suspected serial killer, who allegedly
escaped from police custody .
Shodipe is the prime suspect in the killings
of some residents of the Akinyele Local
Government Area of the state .
News of his alleged escape on Sunday
generated public criticisms and protest by
some aggrieved youths in Ibadan .
The police declared the suspect wanted in
a statement made available to journalists
on Thursday by the state Police Public
Reactions Officer , Olugbenga Fadeyi ,
titled , ‘ Handsome reward of N 500 ,000 :
Sunday Shodipe , 19 years. A suspected
serial killer at Akinyele Local Government
Area .’
The statement read in part, “ The
Commissioner of Police , Oyo State
Command , Nwachukwu Enwonwu, wishes
to state that the reward of N 500 ,000
awaits whoever gives useful information
for the arrest of the suspected serial killer
at the Akinyele Local Government Area of
Oyo State , Sunday Shodipe , 19 , who was
arrested and paraded at the Oyo State
Police Command Headquarters on July 17 ,
but later escaped from custody on August 11.
“ The general public is hereby implored to
arrest and immediately hand him over to
the nearest police station for necessary
action . Kindly give it a repeated broadcast ,
please .”
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