Ogun: Serial Killer On The Lose – Police Command Warns

By Adesina Soyooye

Ogun State indigenes and residents especially women, and those who live around the Remo area of the State, are in danger. They are not only threatened, a number of them could lose their lives

A serial killer is on the lose, a worried Ogun State Police Command has warned. And he kills mercilessly and brutally.

According to the Ogun State Police Command in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi,  the killer’s method is simple. He prtends to be a motorcyclist, popular as an Okada rider. Then he picks his preys, mostly women, and kills them.

Nobody knows what he does with the bodies of his victims. Is he a psychopath? Does he kill for the fun of it? Is he a ritualist? Or a body parts seller? Does he have  customers?  What does he look like?

Unfortunately, the Police did not give much information or even a description of him – age, height, color of skin, make of the motorcycle he uses. The only information the Police gave is that he operates, especially, around the Remo area of the State.

Following is the statement released by the Police.

“The Ogun state Police Command wishes to inform the general public that a yet to be identified serial killer is on the prowl in Remo axis of the state.

“The modus operandi of the serial killer is to pretend as a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as “okada” and pick his targeted victim as passenger. Such victim who are mainly women will be taken to an isolated area, raped and brutally murdered in cold blood.

“While the Command is doing everything possible to apprehend the hoodlum, it is necessary to alert the public to be on their guard and be wary of any okada man with whom they want to embark on a journey, most especially in the night.

“For safety reasons, the command hereby advise that passengers should endeavour to demand for the phone number of okada rider who wants to carry them in the night.”

“They should also make a call to such number to ascertain its authenticity.

This will give security agencies a lead in their investigation in the event of any untowards development.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, while assuring the public that everything possible will be done to fish out the serial killer within the shortest possible period, urged the public to cooperate with the police by giving adequate and useful information that can assist in this onerous task.”