The Nigerian Police in Oyo has placed a Bounty of N500,000 reward for any member of the public who provides information that can lead to the rearrest of the suspected serial killer Sunday Shodipe.
Mr Shodipe’s escape has increased calls for better policing, with several groups protesting against the development.
Oyo police spokesman Olugbenga Fadeyi in a statement on Thursday implored members of the public to cooperate with the police.
Shodipe is a prime suspect in a series of killings in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The 19-year-old was arrested by the police and paraded along with two other suspects on July 17 at the police command in Ibadan.
They were later charged to court but remanded in police custody before Shodipe escaped on August 8.
The announcement of a bounty comes 24 hours after the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu deployed crack detectives to Oyo to assist in rearresting the suspect.
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