Aggrieved youths, angered by the escape of a suspected serial killer, Sunday Sodipe, went on rampage as they attacked the Oyo State Police Command Headquarters, Ibadan, on Wednesday.
The youths, bearing placards with all sorts of inscriptions, created panic and tension as they thronged the police headquarters, located at the Eleyele Area of the state capital.
Recalled that Sodipe, who had been in police custody over his alleged involvement in series of killings, suspected to be ritual-inclined, escaped while he was reportedly being led to the bathroom in detention, last Saturday.
The killings, which have continually been on the increase in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state in recent times, continued unabated until Sodipe was arrested by the police.
The development led to a meeting between the state Commissioner of Police and members of the state House of Assembly, just as Governor Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, gave marching orders to security operatives to ensure the re-arrest of the suspected serial killer.
Addressing the angry youth, the state Commissioner of Police, Nwachukwu Enwonwu, assured them of the preparedness of the law enforcement agency to re-arrest the suspect and bring him to justice.
However, it was learnt that the protesters, who were not concerned by the assurance given by the police Commissioner, went wild and attacked security personnel at the command with stones and other dangerous objects.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olugbenga Fadeyi, who confirmed the incident, said it was true some students protested at the command headquarters.
“The CP and other senior police officers attended to them and answered all their questions. You know students now; some of them got out of control. But we were able to handle the situation professionally. They have since gone back,” he said.
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