Sunday Shodipe, a suspected serial killer in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, on Wednesday said he killed another woman after he escaped from police custody. The suspect said the herbalist, arrested alongside with him in June, mounted pressure on him to escape from police custody so he could perpetuate the murder on his behalf. Shodipe was arrested alongside two others in June in connection with a series of killings in Akinyele local government area of the state. Explaining his escape, Shodipe said he fled the police station to carry out ritual killing in the interest of one Idris Ajani, a 50-year-old herbalist he was arrested with. He added that he killed another woman while on the run.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2020 09:33 UTC