How I escaped from police custody –Oyo serial killer

The suspected serial killer in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State , Sunday Shodipe , has been re- arrested .

The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State , Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi , who confirmed the development on the telephone to our correspondent in Ibadan on Sunday, said the 19 - year - old suspect was back in custody.

Residents of the area were excited with the news of the re - arrest of the suspected ritual killer , warning that he must not be allowed to escape again.

The suspect, while narrating how he escaped, said he climbed a tank stand and scaled the fence when he was taken out to take his bath .

Shodipe said this in a video posted by

Oriyomi Hamzat TV .

He spoke after he was re- arrested on Sunday.

He said , “ The new DPO at Mokola Police Station told a policeman, Funso , that he should take us out to have our bath . The policeman took me out and he warned me against trying to escape . I didn ’ t even think of escaping when he said that .

“ But when I saw that he was engrossed in his discussion with a man , I climbed the tank stand and scaled the fence . It was around 7 pm when I escaped . ”