Police places ₦500,000 ransom on Shodipe, fleeing Ibadan ritual killer

The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, said that the command has placed a ransom of ₦500,000 on the suspected serial ritual killer, Sunday Shodipe that escaped from police custody in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, recently.

CP Enwonwu said he wished “to state that a handsome reward of ₦500,000 awaits whoever gives useful information for the arrest of the suspected serial killer at Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, one Sunday Shodipe (male, 19 years) who was arrested and paraded at the Oyo State Police Command Headquarters on July 17, 2020, but later escaped from lawful custody on August 11, 2020.” “Consequently, the general public is hereby implored to arrest and immediately hand him over to the nearest police station for necessary action.

“The command can be contacted on GSM numbers: 08035632410 and 07066003536,” the CP said.

Many Nigerians have been accusing the police of complicity in the escape of the arrested man who reportedly confessed to the killing of not less than six persons in the local government.

Shodipe’s case has caused an embarrassment to the Nigerian police since his escape allegedly from Mokola Police Station in Ibadan on 11 August.

The police has since denied complicity and has been taking actions to extricate itself from the blames caused by Shodipe’s escape from their custody.