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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