Suspected serial killer, Sunday Shodipe based in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Sunday Shodipe, has been re-arrested by members of the Nigerian Police, after he escaped from custody.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, commended the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Nwachukwu Enwonwu, and his team for re-arresting the suspect.
The IG also warned the state police command against complacency in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba.
The statement read partly, “The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Police Command, has re-arrested the notorious murder suspect, Sunday Shodipe, who escaped from lawful custody on 11th August, 2020. He was re-arrested today, Sunday, 23rd August, 2020 by police operatives in the Bodija area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
“The IGP warned against any form of complacency on the part of the operatives of the Oyo State Police Command, stressing that all hands must be on deck to bring the case to a positive and successful closure.”
Report has it that Soludero Hunters led by Nurein Ajijolanabi, played a significant role in the re-arrest of Shodipe.
Ajijolaanabi said his boys led a team of policemen to the residence of the suspect’s grandma in the Bodija area of Ibadan where he was re-arrested.
He stated, “The boy has mentioned some names and the police and my boys are searching for those he mentioned.
“We are not even asking the police for the N500,000 bounty, but we won’t reject it if they give us. We are doing what we are doing because we want our communities to be free of criminals.
“The DPO of the Ojoo Police Station contacted us and some of our boys led them to where he was re-arrested at Bodija.”
Recall that five persons were killed in June in the Akinyele LGA and the CP relocated to the area. Subsequent to that, Shodipe and others were arrested.
The suspect narrated how a herbalist used to send him to kill, adding that he attacked his victims with a shovel.
The suspect, who was kept at the Mokola Police Station following a court order, escaped on August 11.
The CP had said earlier that an Inspector who was not on duty opened the cell and brought out the suspect to take his bath from where he climbed a tank stand and scaled the fence to escape at about 7pm.
