Following the escape of a serial killer in Ibadan police custody, two Police officers have been arrested.
Sunday Shodipe, an alleged serial killer in Ibadan escaped from the police nest on Sunday and allegedly killed another woman, identified as Funmilayo Oladejo, in the area in the same manner as other victims.
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Nwachukwu Enwonwu, confirmed this to Newsmen in Ibadan.
Earlier, the Oyo State House of Assembly have called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to order a thorough investigation into how the suspect escaped from police custody.
However, the commissioner of Police disclosed that an Inspector and one other officer have been arrested inline with the escape of shodipe.
He disclosed this when the Ademola Babalola -led members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo Council paid him a visit to protest Shodipe’s escape on Monday evening.
Shodipe had been arrested in connection with killings of Barakat Bello, Azeezat Shomuyiwa, and five -year-old Mujeeb.
The journalists demanded explanations on how such a suspected criminal escaped without any punitive action taken against men and officers of the Command.
Enwonwu, who welcomed Babalola and his team to his office, disclosed an inspector and one other officer, whose identities he failed to reveal, have been arrested.
He said: “We have deployed massively, we have mobilised people, both Kabiyesis, hunters, vigilantes and our policemen in covert operations.
“They have been combing the whole area and beyond for this man.
“And finally too, we have published him as a wanted person, so that anybody that sees him should please apprehend him and draw our attention to it.
“We have also pleaded with the public not to take laws into their hands.
“In case they see him, let them not mob him and send him to untimely grave by way of jungle justice.
“They should hand over, so that the man will continue from where he stopped to tell the court and the public.
“He had already confessed during the last press briefing.”
Enwonwu said proceedings on the policemen involved has started on Monday morning, assuring the press and the general public that there would be no cover up.
The Commissioner of Police urged the public not to lose faith in the police, adding they are already enjoying their partnership, cooperation and collaboration.
Enwonwu said in spite of the attack on three of their Officers, no shot nor teargas was fired at the angry protesters based on his instruction, saying such could have snowballed into a chaotic situation.
