The traditional ruler of Akinyele, the Local Government Area where series of killings have been taking place in Oyo State in the past three months has raised the alarm that the people of the area are no more safe.
The Alakinyele of Akinyele, Oba James Odediran raised this alarm while reacting to the escape of a prime suspect in the killings of more than five people in the local government.
DAILY POST gathered that Sunday Shodipe, a suspect who was arrested in connection with the killings of Barakat Bello, Azeezat Shomuyiwa and a five-year-old boy identified as Mujeeb was paraded along with two others in July this year.
However, the Oyo state Police command on Sunday said that the suspect escaped from its custody.
Police in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer (PRO) Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi said that the suspect escaped after he had been charged to court.
But, the monarch while speaking wondered how the suspect escaped from the hands of the police despite being taken around with his legs chained.
Odediran noted that there was a need for a thorough investigation by the police to detect those police officers who were complicit in the escape.
He added that the escape of Shodipe pointed to the fact that no one is safe in the local government area.
He said, “He was arrested and confessed to killing about eight persons in Akinyele. When another killing was recorded, he was seen around just before the killing.
“How did someone in the custody of the police escape? That points to something fishy. Immediately the suspect escaped, the first thing we expected was for the police to declare the suspect wanted.
“He was being taken around with his legs chained. We are, therefore, surprised to hear that he escaped. No one is safe in Nigeria if a suspect can escape from police custody.
“The killer is not an indigene of Akinyele; he comes in here to do the dastardly acts. He said he and his parents used to live in Moniya. We enjoin our police to be more serious with their duties. They have some betrayers among them, and they should fish them out”.
