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The Oyo State Police Command has announced a N500,000 reward for anyone that can provide useful information that will lead to the re-arrest of the serial killer suspect in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, Sunday Shodipe.
The suspect has attracted national attention since he escaped from police custody last week. Nigerian Union of Journalists, Oyo State State council and joint campus student union leaders under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN) are among the groups that have protested his escape, describing it as unacceptable.
Shodipe is believed to have murdered at least three persons, including two students, in Akinyele area of Ibadan between June and July. He was arrested, paraded and arraigned on July 17. But the court ordered him to be remanded in police custody instead of correctional centre due to COVID-19 preventive measures but he escaped from Mokola Police station on August 11.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in a statement on Thursday, implored members of the public to cooperate with the police by volunteering useful information that can help in apprehending Shodipe. He urged anyone with useful information on Shodipe to report to the nearest police station or contact the police command on 08035632410 or 07066003536.