Alleged serial killer Shodipe rearrested in Ibadan

Oyo serial killer Sunday Shodipe

Police in Oyo say they have re-arrested Sunday Shodipe the alleged serial killer who escaped from police detention in Ibadan.

Oyo police spokesman Gbenga Fadeyi confirmed Shodipe’s rearrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

The 19-year-old suspect, accused of killing no fewer than six people in Akinyele Local Govermment Area, was rearrested in the home of his grandmother in Ojoo area of Ibadan.

Shodipe is linked to the murder of Barakat Bello,18, Azeezat Shomuyiwa, 29 and three others in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state.

Police had last Thursday promised a reward of N500,000 to anyone who could provide tangible information leading to the rearrest of Shodipe.