Makinde demands re-arrest of Akinyele suspected ritual killer

THE Oyo State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday told security operatives to ensure the re-arrest of Sunday  Shodipe (Akinyele suspected ritual killer), the notorious suspect alleged to be involved in the series of murders in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state who escaped from police custody on Tuesday, August 11.

The governor, who was represented by the Special Adviser on Security, Mr Fatai Owoseni (retd), at a Town Hall meeting held at Akinyele Local Government, said the re-arrest of the Akinyele suspected ritual killer, the alleged mastermind of at least six ritual killings must be made a top priority of security operatives.

A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde reiterated that his administration places a premium on the security of lives and properties in the state, urging residents of the area to remain calm and not take laws into their own hands.

The governor, who maintained that he shared the pains of the people of Akinyele over the incessant killings in the local government, said the people must continue to cooperate with law enforcement officials to lawfully bring about an end to the menace in the area.

He said: “All of us have followed the incidents in Akinyele; the arrest of the principal suspect in the case and, of course,  his escape from custody, after being arraigned in court. “We are here today in this Town Hall meeting and Governor Makinde has directed that we should let the people in the community know that as governor, he shares their pain; and  as people of Oyo State, we share in the pain; and what has happened is condemnable and unacceptable in all materials  particular “Be that as it may, the governor also wants us to dialogue with the people, with a view to ensuring that as  much as security challenges can affect economic development, so also are barbaric actions like taking laws into people’s  own hands.”

The governor added that the police would need the cooperation of the people to be able to succeed in putting an end to the incessant killings and crime in the community and re-arrest of the  Akinyele suspected ritual killer.

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