By our reporter| The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday dispatched additional investigative aids to Oyo State, including crack detectives to track down the fleeing serial killer, Sunday Shodipe.
The fugitive, who is the prime suspect in the multiple murder of innocent citizens at Akinyele Local Government Area, Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State, had escaped from police custody in suspicious circumstances.
In a statement on Wednesday, force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba disclosed that detectives from the Intelligence Response Team and the Special Tactical Squad of the Force Intelligence Bureau, Abuja, had been deployed in Oyo State to assist the state command in apprehending the suspect.
The statement titled, “Escape of Oyo serial killer: IGP deploys detectives in Oyo State,’ Mba said the team was expected to bring their vast operational, technical and investigative experience to bear in supporting ongoing efforts aimed at re-arresting and bringing the fugitive to book.
The CP was equally directed to immediately assess and rejig the security architecture in the state so as to prevent any future occurrence of the untoward incident.
The police solicited the cooperation of Oyo citizens and urged them to provide information that could lead to Shodipe’s arrest.
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