Security

Oyo Police Command Dismisses Misconduct Claims

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By Abisola Oluremi

The Oyo State Police Command has said officers involved in an operation at The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic acted professionally and within established guidelines, following a video on X alleging misconduct.

The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Olayinka Ayanlade, said an internal review identified the officers in the footage and confirmed compliance with operational procedures.

He linked the police action to a January 7, 2026 cult clash on campus in which one student was shot dead.

He said operatives arrested another suspect who provided intelligence that led police, in collaboration with the institution’s management, to search certain hostels.

The command stated that the school had earlier petitioned for police intervention to forestall further violence.

It added that students cooperated during the hostel visit and that officers did not damage any property.

Police said they arrested three suspects and charged them to court, while releasing others after screening.

Authorities also dismissed claims that officers damaged a hostel ceiling, stating that available video evidence showed a student caused the damage.

The command warned against the spread of misinformation and reaffirmed its commitment to professionalism and the protection of lives and property.

Edited By Maxwell Oyekunle

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Crime

Truck Laden With Suspected Explosives Intercepted in Saki

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By Abisola Oluremi

The Oyo State Police Command has recorded a major operational success following an intelligence-led operation in Saki, Oyo State.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Olayinka Ayanlade, said police operatives intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosive devices during a routine stop-and-search operation.

The truck and the suspected items were immediately secured and taken into police custody.

The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Mr Femi Haruna, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the incident.

Specialised personnel from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit were subsequently deployed to safely secure the materials for forensic examination.

Police say a detailed analysis is ongoing to determine the exact nature of the items and their intended use.

The driver of the truck has been arrested and is currently cooperating with investigators, as efforts continue to unravel the circumstances surrounding the interception.

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Security

Ikoyi-Ile Residents Reassured After False Alarm

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By Abisola Oluremi

Normalcy has returned to Ikoyi-Ile community in Oyo State after security agencies confirmed that the reported bandit threat that sparked panic over the weekend was a hoax.

The Oyo State Police Command led the response after receiving intelligence reports about a handwritten note allegedly dropped in front of a residential building in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government Area.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the note—written in both Yoruba and English—claimed that suspected bandits planned to attack the community.

He said the development prompted the command to immediately activate its intelligence, tactical, and operational response mechanisms, including increased police presence along the Ikoyi-Ile Road.

However, subsequent investigations revealed that the threat was not genuine.

Confirming the situation in an exclusive interview with Radio Nigeria, the Ashipa of Onikoyi Kingdom, Chief Saka Akanji, dismissed reports of any bandit invasion and assured residents that peace had fully returned to the area.

Chief Akanji explained that children allegedly placed a threat letter on major streets in the community, using stones to hold it down and prevent it from being blown away.

He said the act unintentionally triggered fear among residents before security agencies intervened.

Chief Akanji commended the swift response of the police and urged residents to remain calm, vigilant, and avoid spreading unverified information that could cause unnecessary panic.

Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle

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Crime

Police Capture Armed Gang Terrorizing Ikoyi-Ile

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By Abisola Oluremi

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed criminals in the Ikoyi-Ile area of Orire Local Government.

In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr AdewaleOsifeso, the suspects were linked to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, and other violent crimes that had terrorized the Ikoyi-Ile community.

Mr Osifeso said key members of the gang were apprehended in the Igbo-Awe Forest, near Iboran Village.

Items recovered from them include one AK-47 rifle with 15 rounds of ammunition, two mobile phones, four empty magazines, a Nigerian Army jungle hat, a life jacket, and a pair of army uniforms.

The police spokesman urged residents to report any suspicious activities promptly to help security agencies prevent crime across the state.

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Crime

OYHA Orders Investigation into Drug Gangs Clash

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By Mosope Kehinde

The Oyo State House of Assembly has called on the State Commissioner of Police to carry out a detailed investigation into the violent clash between two rival drug gangs at Odo-Osun area of Ibadan North Local Government area on the 25th July 2023 which left many innocent residents seriously injured.

The House gave the directive at its plenary on Thursday following a motion moved by Honourable  O.A. Babalola representing Ibadan North East State constituency 1 on the urgent need to investigate violent gun clashes at Odo-Osun area of Ibadan on the 25th July, 2023 between two drug gangs.

Honorable Babalola explained that at least five persons were shot during the clash and one of them a 53-year-old man, Mr Mudashiru Osungbemi sustained a gunshot injury in the eye and this made him go totally blind.

He added that one of the leaders of the said gang nicknamed “Packaging” was the mastermind of an attack on the police team that arrested two notorious drug miscreants on January 21, 2021.

According to him, the unfortunate incident was reported in the Punch newspaper.

‘Packaging’ and about 30 members of his gang reportedly engaged in a gun duel with the police team and at the end they succeeded in forcefully setting two of their gang members who were in police custody free.

This incident it was reported also led to the death of another two persons.

The House in its resolve urged the Commissioner of Police through the Divisional Police Officer, Oremeji-Agugu, Ibadan to thoroughly investigate the matter, apprehend the masterminds of the attack and furnish the House with an updated report within two weeks.

The House equally urged the police to increase Police presence and surveillance around Odo-Osun area to further prevent such ugly incidents in the future.

An appeal also went to the Oyo State Government to provide free medical treatment to the victims of the said violence.

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Security

Kidnapping: Southwest Police DIG Visits Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has allayed the fear of motorists and road users who ply Lagos-Ibadan Expressway over the lingering cases of kidnapping.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG in Charge of Southwest, Mr Jonhson Kokumo made the remarks when he embarked on a strategic assessment tour of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

DIG Kokumo, was in the convoy of Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebowale Williams, said the assessment tour became imperative to ensure that the axis was safe for motorists as well as people living in nearby communities.

The DIG said, though, security operatives had been deployed to the expressway, more still needed to be done including equipping and arming the officers for optimal performance.

He said some mechanisms like manpower, patrol vehicles and sophisticated firearms would also be given to the officers to enhance their performance.

Mr Kokumo, therefore, called on the public not to entertain any fear and go about their lawful businesses.

“This is In furtherance of the resolve and commitment of the 21st Indigenous Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR to strategically end the incessant cases of abductions and to restore back confidence on road users and commuters especially as the country navigates towards the electioneering and ember period.”

While appealing to stakeholders to assist the police in curbing the disturbing security trend by providing credible and timely information capable of nipping crime in the bud, the DIG gave an assurance of operational and tactical interventions from the IGP ranging from remodelling the security architecture to ample deployments to forestall any untoward happenings forthwith.

Communities visited by the DIG were Alapako, Onigaari and Ogunmakin across the Ogun/Oyo State boundaries.

Rasheedah Makinde

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Crime

Iganna Attack: Oyo CP Orders Full Investigations

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Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebowale Williams has ordered full investigations into the killing of personnel in Iganna, Iwajowa Local Government Area of the state. 

Mr Williams stated this while reacting to the unfortunate incident that led to the loss of lives of an officer and a male civilian with two others seriously injured caused by unknown gunmen.

He said preliminary investigation revealed that in compliance with the stop-and-search directive on unregistered motorcycles and overcrowded pillions which is aimed at reducing the spate of robberies and abductions in the axis, operatives of the command attached to Iganna Divisional Police Headquarters along Elejoka-Igangan road were attacked by hoodlums who clearly opposed the instruction.

The police commissioner noted that the officers were attacked unprovoked by the assailants thus leading to the death of the Divisional Crime Officer and a civilian in custody in the process of repelling the hoodlums from invading the Divisional Police Headquarters at Iganna after forcing themselves into the town.

He also said the Divisional Police Officer and a Police Inspector sustained several lacerations from machete cuts and are currently being stabilized at a government medical hospital.

According to the commissioner, an arrest has been made in connection with the crime.

Rasheedah Makinde

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Ritualist Brothers Kill Twin In Saki

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The dragnet of the Oyo State Police Command on Monday 7th March 2022, caught up with the duo of Abdulrazak Waliu, (male) aged 23 years and Abdulrazak Illias, (male), aged 18 years who allegedly abducted and murdered an eight-year-old minor. 

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to our correspondent.

The statement reads “On 5th March 2022 at about 0800hrs one Bamimore Abdulafeez ‘m’ reported that on 04/03/2022 at about 1200hrs when his twin children one Bamimore Abdulraheem ‘m’ and Bamimore Abdullahi ‘m’ returned from school, one of them named Bamimore Abdulraheem went out of the house after being lured by the duo of Abdulrazak Waliu and Abdulrazak Illias to an undisclosed location, and all effort made to see the victim proved abortive”.

It states further; “On 07/03/2022 a search party was organized and during the process, the lifeless body of the victim named Bamimore Abdulraheem ‘m’ aged 8yrs was found inside an uncompleted building at Alubarika area Saki. Upon interrogation, Abdulrasak Ilias ‘m’ and Abulrasak Hammid ‘m’ all confessed to having conspired to kidnap the victim for ransom but eventually killed him because he recognized and could identify them.

Further updates on the incident would be provided in due course as the investigation continues”. The statement concludes.


Abisola Oluremi

Security

Bola Immaculate Donates Building to Oyo Police

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To complement the efforts of security agencies at combating crimes in the country, a new police post has been donated to the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Police.

The police post, donated by the Proprietress, Bola Immaculate Group of Schools, Chief Bolajoko Doherty, is situated at Immaculate Model College, Fodacis, Ibadan.

According to the donor, Chief Doherty, the police post was built to bring policing closer to the people, especially at community levels.

Chief Doherty urged the Nigeria Police Force to make judicious use of the facility in order for crime to be reduced to the barest minimum in the state.

Receiving the police post on behalf of the command, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko appreciated the donor and promised that Oyo State would become unbearable for criminals.

The new police post was christened, ”Immaculate Police Post”.

Dignitaries at the event were representatives of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Zonal Director, Radio Nigeria Ibadan Zonal Station, represented by the Deputy Director, ICT, Alhaja Wosilat Salami and General Manager, Premier FM, Ibadan, Alhaji Bashir Omotoso.

Oluwakayode Banjo

News

“7/7”: Oyo Police Issues Warning To Cultists

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1. Credible and duly processed intelligence by the Oyo State Police Command’s intelligence apparatus has revealed that some hoodlums/ cultists have finalized preparations to adopt and celebrate the 7th of July, 2021, popularly known as “7/7” with retribution among rival gangs and large-scale violence in the state.

2. In view of this, the Commissioner of Police, CP, Ngozi Onadeko, fdc is issuing a strong warning to any person(s) or group under any of these categories with the intent to scuttle the relative tranquility enjoyed in the state to shelve such plans as the command would not sit in docile stupefaction while hoodlums have a field day. 

3. Consequently upon this, the Police Command, in collaboration with sister security agencies will clamp down heavily on organizers, leaders and progenitors of such sinister plans whose aims are targeted at triggering needless episodes of retributions, bloodletting and destruction of innocent lives and properties.

4. In furtherance to the above, the Commissioner of Police wishes to assure the good people of the state of a comprehensive security coverage which includes an increase in its intelligence, operational and tactical apparatus through visible patrols and intelligence driven stop and search across the length and breadth of the state.

5. To this end, parents, guardians and persons of influence are advised to caution their wards and protegees to refrain from any unlawful gathering or assembly with intent to breach the peace of the land as the Oyo State Police Command will arrest and prosecute violators.

6. Also, hoteliers, proprietors of lounges and other recreational facilities are advised against consenting to the use of their facilities/properties to aid cult-related activities as owners of such facilities are liable for prosecution as well.

7. While expressing confidence in the measure of proactivity already in play, the Commissioner of Police wishes to urge all and sundry to remain law abiding and vigilant enough to report any suspicious activity to the police command or nearest police formation, and to go about their businesses without the fear of harassment or molestation from anyone.

In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll free) (Oyo State Security Trust Fund), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF Rescue Me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and Iphone users respectively.

DSP. Adewale Osifeso Anipr,

Police Public Relations Officer

For: Commissioner Of Police,

Oyo State Command.

News

Compel the police to find my son – Father begs EndSARS Panel

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It was an emotionally charged atmosphere at Tuesday’s sitting of the Oyo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry as a petitioner, Lawal Orelope, who is a father to a missing Police Officer in Oyo State, Bashit Orelope burst into tears while appealing to the members of the panel to compel Oyo State Police Command to ensure they find the Police Officer.

The mood of the Petitioner, who said he had lost a son to a mistaken identity issue before the incident of Bashit attracted the sympathy of everybody at the sitting. 

Orelope said Bashit who was twenty-five years old when he got missing last year was employed in to the service of Nigeria Police in 2016.

He said Bashit was first attached to Eruwa Divisional Police Headquarters in 2016 but in 2018 attached to Igana Area Command Police Headquarters. 

He told the panel that on January 13, 2020 he got a call from from a number 09060607062 at about 1:37pm and the person asked if he was the Bashit’s next of kin, which he answered in the affirmative, saying he heard the caller telling someone next to him that he was speaking with his father and ended the call. 

He further explained, “I called the number and the person asked if the DPO and the Area Commander had called me and I said no. I inquired what happened to Bashit and I wasn’t given an answer”. 

He said he rushed home and informed his father (Bashit’s grandfather) about the call but couldn’t go to Igana that same day because it was late. 

He said he went to Igana on the 14th of January, 2020 and met an officer who told him that Bashit had gone out with the DPO and the Area Commander hence the need for him to wait which he did for about 3 hours but went back home when he could not see anybody to attend to him again.

Orelope said on the 17th of January 2020, he went back to Igana Station and met the Area Commander who told him that Bashit went on operation with two other officers who took some members of the vigilante group along, and on sighting the robbers, Bashit jumped from the moving motorcycle that was taking them to the scene, and rushed to the bush.

He told the panel that the Area Commander to him that the witness account report said the robbers also divided themselves into two, while one set was shooting other went into the bush.

“The Vigilante said after the operation they called Bashit several times but to no avail, as they could not find him.”

The petitioner said the police had arrested the two other police officers involved in the operation in the process of getting the missed officer, though he alleged that police had not done anything.

He said he had written letter to Inspector General of Police, IGP, Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 11 and the Oyo State Commissioner of Police which had not yielded any result.

During the cross examination, the Petitioner agreed with counsel to Oyo State Command of Nigeria Police, Funke Fawole that Police had commenced investigation into the case which led to the arrest of two Police officers.

Fawole therefore promised the petitioner that the Police would do all it could to get to the root of the matter, but appealed to the petitioner to support them. 

The petition was adjourned till April 27, 2021, for further hearing.

Sunday Ogunyemi

Crime

Police Arrest 3 Suspected Arsonists In Ibarapa

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The Oyo State Police Command would like to inform the general public that at about 0900 hrs of the 7th of March 2021, information was received that a group of persons, (later found out to be members of the Odua Peoples Congress-OPC), had invaded Kajola community in Ibarapa axis of the State. The invasion was reportedly aimed at arresting one Wakili, a Fulani by tribe, who is alleged to be the sponsor and mastermind of various criminal attacks against the people/farmers of Yoruba origin in the community.

  1. The State Commissioner of Police has quickly moved into action and preliminary findings revealed that some OPC members went to Kajola community in Ibarapa North Local government Area of Oyo State. While there, the house of the Wakili in question was set ablaze, while a female (the identity of who is yet to be ascertained) was burnt in the fire and Wakili (about 75 years old and blind) with two (2) other persons were picked up. The three (3) of them are presently in the custody of the Police. The Commissioner of Police has directed that Wakili (due to his frail appearance and state of health), be moved to the Hospital, while others are being interrogated. Others being interrogated are the OPC members, involved in arson and murder.
  2. Meanwhile, the Oyo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that any person or group of persons from any region or tribe that has been found culpable to have committed any criminal act(s) in the State would not be spared, but would be arrested and dealt with according to extant laws.
  3. Therefore, it is worthy of note that the good people of Oyo State and the general public should be rest assured that the officers and men in the Command would not derelict in its duty to bring to book criminal elements arrested for any infringement on the laws of the land, as adequate security measures has been emplaced against anything untoward while soliciting credible information from members of the public to enable the Police and other Security Agencies clampdown on crime and criminality in the State. In conclusion, anybody that has any case against Iskilu Wakili should report it to the State Criminal Investigation Department, (CID) Iyaganku Ibadan for discreet Investigation.

CSP. FADEYI OLUGBENGA
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OYO STATE COMMAND

Security

Makinde Orders Takeover of Alafara Shooting Victims Medical Bills

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Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed the state’s Ministry of Health to take over the medical bills of some persons who sustained injuries during a shooting incident at Alafara community in Ologuneru/Apata axis of Ibadan on Saturday.

Reports had indicated that some suspected gunmen in the early hours of Saturday invaded the area and killed a number of cows, leaving some others injured.

The Oyo State Police Command, through the Eleyele Divisional Police Officer, had immediately mobilised to the scene and announced that its operatives were on the trail of the perpetrators, as investigations continue.

A statement by the Oyo State Police Command on Saturday had equally indicated that the incident at Alafara Community had nothing to do with a Yoruba/Hausa-Fulani clash, adding that relative peace has been restored to the area.

A government delegation led by the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Security, Mr Sunday Odukoya visited the area, where it discovered that the suspected gunmen invaded the area in the early hours of Saturday and fired shots at the animals.

Mr Odukoya, a retired Commissioner of Police said when the incident was reported to Governor Makinde, he immediately directed the Ministry of Health to take over the treatment of the victims.

He added that government would compensate the owners for the killed cows.

Iyabo Adebisi

Security

Oyo CP Speaks On Killings, Abduction In Ibarapa

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RE: SAVE OUR SOUL IN IBARAPA LAND IN SECURITY WISE


The attention of the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, psc have been drawn to the two incidents that happened at Idere in Ibarapa central Local Government Area where a business woman and two 9-year old cousins were killed by unknown gunmen and abduction of another man known as Dr. Akindele in Tapa in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on the 2nd of January, 2021.

  1. The CP wishes to state that in the incident of murder at Idere where three persons were killed, some suspects have been arrested through collaborative efforts of the Police and other local security i.e. Vigilantes, hunters etc and that investigation has commenced and the outcome will be made public in due time. Furthermore, intensive manhunt is still ongoing around the area to arrest other fleeing suspects (if any) and at the same time massive deployment emplaced to restore confidence to the community in particular and the whole Ibarapa axis in general.
  2. The CP stressed further that the abduction of Dr. Akindele in his hospital though not officially reported to the Divisional Police headquarters in Ayete as stated by the DPO was an issue of concern. Nonetheless, he reiterates his commitment to rejig the security architecture of the area more than the former year 2020. He stated that, concerted efforts have been put in place to protect lives and property of Ibarapa axis in particular and the whole Oyo State in general.
  3. The CP seizes the opportunity to further assure all and sundry in Oyo State that adequate security measures have been emplaced to professionally prevent any breakdown of law and order in the State. He stated that the good people of Oyo State are enjoined to go about their lawful businesses without any fear of molestation from any individuals, persons, or groups while decrying the sudden increase in rate of abduction in the State and the need to be more careful in our daily activities to stem the tide. He concluded that as a new year package, the Command expects collaboration and prompt dissemination of credible information from members of the public as the Police in turn will give quality service delivery.

SIGNED
CSP. Fadeyi Olugbenga,Anipr
Police Public Relations Officer
For: Commissioner of Police
Oyo State Command

Crime

9-Year-Old Cousins, Woman, Shot Dead In Idere Community

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Three persons have been killed by unknown gunmen in Idere Community, Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo state.

According to the secretary, Farmers Association, Ibarapa Zone, Mr Taiwo Adeagbo, six gunmen attacked the CEO of Subawah Filling Station, Mrs Sherifatu Adisa on Igboora-Idere road, abducted her and later took her life.

Mr Adeagbo said the other two victims are 9-year-old girls who happened to be cousins.

The girls had only gone to buy fuel at the station not knowing that the assailants were operating when they were shot and they died on the spot.

Corroborating the story, the chairman, Ibarapa Farmers Association, Mr Daniel Olubukola- Sunday said the mother of one of the children that were killed was also attacked and is presently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Idere.

In a related development, owner of a private hospital in the area, one Dr Akin dele, has also been kidnapped and his whereabouts is currently unknown.

Reacting, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Nwachukwu Ewonwu said some suspects have been arrested while investigations into the incident has commenced.

Abisola Oluremi

Yoruba

Iléesẹ́ Ọlọ́pa Kìlọ̀ Fáràalú Láti Kóra Wọn Níjanu Lásìkò Ọdún

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Alákoso iléesẹ́ ọlọ́pa ní ìpínlẹ̀ ọ̀yọ́, ọ̀gbẹ́ni Nwachukwu Enwonwu ti sèkìlọ̀ fáwọn aráàlu pé kí wọ́n yàgò fún lílo òfin lọ́wọ́ ará wọn, léyi tó dàpè ní ìdájọ́ láàye ara ẹni.

Alákoso sípaya ọ̀rọ̀ yí nílu ìbàdàn pẹ̀lú àlàyé wí pé, káwọn èèyàn tètè máà fi ọ̀rọ̀ tó iléésẹ́ ọlọ́pa tó bá wà nítòsí létí nígbà yóòwù tí wọn bá mú ọ̀daràn, yàtọ̀ fún síse lelajọ láàye ara wọn, léyi tó jẹ́ pé wọ́n léè fìyà jẹ aláisẹ.

Ọgbẹni Enwonwu tún sèkìlọ̀ lórí yinyin ìbọn ọdún bíì banger àti àwọn ǹnkan a bú gbàmù min fún pọ̀pọ̀sìnsìn ọdún.

Bákana náà ló tún korò ojú sí síse àpéjọpọ̀ òpópónà lásìkò àti lẹ́yìn ọdún.

Fọlakẹmi Wojuade

Security

Avoid the use of fireworks, unauthorised street carnivals – Oyo Police

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The Oyo State Police Command, has cautioned members of the public against the use of fireworks otherwise known as bangers, knockouts and other explosives during this yuletide season.

The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Nwachuckwu Enwonwu gave the warning in a press release made available to Radio Nigeria.

Mr Enwonwu equally warns against organizing unauthorized street carnivals within the state during this season and beyond.

According to the statement the warning becomes necessary as part of proactive measures to stem the tide of crimes and criminality that usually characterize the approaching Yuletide and New Year celebrations. 

Parents and guardians are further enjoined to warn their children\wards to desist from using fireworks, and shun involvement in any activity relating to street carnivals.

The statement adds that Oyo State Police Command will not condone any act capable of threatening the relative peace and tranquility being enjoyed by all and sundry in the state, as the Commissioner of Police has directed officers and men of the command to bring all perpetrators to book.

Abisola Oluremi

Judiciary

Is This Another Case Of Police Brutality?

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A fashion designer, Lukman Adeniyi has been charged to court after he was allegedly assaulted by his accuser, a Divisional Police Officer in charge of Iyaganku Division in Ibadan, Oyo State Police Command, CSP Alex Sani Gwazah, over the DPO’s claim that he damaged the clothes given to him to sew.

Adeniyi was arraigned on Tuesday, November 3, at Court 8, Magistrates’ Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan.

The DPO had earlier accused the defendant of damaging his clothes worth 181,000 naira which he gave Adeniyi to sew in September.

Gwazah claimed that the sewn 12 pieces of clothes delivered to him by the defendant, were made by an apprentice, which was against the agreement they had.

The Magistrate of the court, Olajumoke Akande who granted the defendant bail of 50,000 naira, with two persons as surety in like sum, adjourned the case till November 17, 2020, for further hearing.

Earlier, the defendant, Adeniyi, explained that DPO was introduced to him by one Alhaji Idris Bawa who had been his customer for over ten years.

He said the DPO had slapped him on the day he delivered the twelve materials given him on the allegation that his clothes were not well sewn.

The fashion designer further explained that, the Gwazah collected all the sewn materials without payment despite the sixty thousand naira agreement reached.

Adeniyi said the DPO invited him to come for his money last Saturday but when he got there, the DPO immediately ordered that he be detained.

Counsel to the defendant, Jubril Olanrewaju who described the DPO’s action as an abuse of office expressed confidence that justice will be served.

Another human rights lawyer, Mr Ademola Salami lamented that the action of Gwaza could make more people lose confidence in the police force.

Abisola Oluremi

Security

Report any civilian seen with sophisticated weapons – Oyo CP

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Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Nwachukwu Enwonwu has called on members of the public to be security-conscious in their environment whenever they see any civilian with sophisticated weapons.

Mr Enwonwu stated this at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan while parading nine suspects who were allegedly involved in looting during the #EndSARS protest in Iseyin.

The commissioner said six police officers were murdered, while five Divisional Police Headquarters were also destroyed during the protest.

Mr Enwonwu stated further that some ammunitions and weapons of the command were also stolen from the armory.

The commissioner said the command would continue to put up efforts to arrest other hoodlums who were at large as well as protect the lives and property of law-abiding citizens.

He added that the suspects would soon be charged to court after proper investigations.

Speaking with journalists, some of the alleged looters denied their involvement in the nefarious acts.

Exhibits found in the custody of the suspects included four motorcycles, one generator and a wall clock belonging to one of the destroyed police stations.

Rasheedah Makinde

Lifestyle

ASP Olusegun Popoola: Oyo Police Command Appreciates OYSG, Residents

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Oyo State Police Command has expressed gratitude to the Oyo State Government and people of the state for commiserating with the command over the death of the personal assistant to the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, ASP Olusegun Popoola.

In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Shina Olukolu appreciated everyone who identified with the Oyo State Police Command on the loss of the ASP Popoola.

CP Olukolu described late ASP Popoola as a dedicated, loyal and jovial officer, who approached all his assignments with seriousness.

ASP Olusegun Popoola died on Wednesday at the University College Hospital, UCH Ibadan, after a brief illness.

Security

Social Distancing: Security Agencies Highlight Strategies in Use

By Web News 714

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, some people have been flouting the medical advice of social distancing by organising programmes and parties where more than thirty people gathered.

What strategies are the security agencies adopting to enforce this precautionary measure aimed at curbing the spread of Coronavirus?

Let’s join our Correspondent Rasheedah Makinde for her findings.

Rasheedah Makinde

Crime

Oyo Police Parades 46 over Cultism, Robbery, Carjacking, Rape

By Web News 2420

The Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command has paraded 46 suspects for various offences.

The suspects were paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Shina Olukolu at a news briefing held at Police Headquarters Eleyele, Ibadan.

Two of the suspects, Mohammadu Usman and Alhaji Majo, were arrested at Akinmorin in Oyo town for armed robbery and cattle rustling.

Six suspected members of EYE cult group, Mojeed Kazeem, Kehinde Lawal, Sodiq Isiaka, Lekan Oyedan, Yekini Kazeem, Fadahunsi Olalekan, and two other members of AIYE confraternity, Oseni Lukman and Adeyemo Aliu were apprehended for causing the death of rival cult members at Sango, Ibadan.

Adewale Kazeem and Oluwasina Fajobi who specialized in vehicle hijacking were arrested for stealing a Mazda bus, while other suspects, Sodiq Abiodun and Lekan Adesokan were paraded for camouflaging as military personnel as well as raping an 18-year-old girl. 

Other suspects, Kolawole Gboyega, Dauda Jamiu, Kazeem Lekan, and Fasola Biodun were notorious criminals specialized in motorcycle robbery while Olajide Oladimeji and Akeem Sikiru got nabbed for armed robbery and receiving stolen items.

The Commissioner of police, Mr Shina Olukolu advised the public to be careful with the kind of people they entrust confidential issues with.  

Items retrieved from the suspects include guns, cartridges, charm, army uniforms, millions of naira and a Mazda car.

Funmilola Obagbayegun

Security

Oyo Police Reiterates Ban on Illegal Use of Siren

By Web News 788

Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, Mr. Shina Olukolu has called the attention of the public to the directives on the ban of unauthorized use of sirens, revolving lights and covered number plates on vehicles.

This is contained in a statement in Ibadan by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi. 

The statement notes that any individual or group caught violating the directives would be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the statutory laws as the task force to carry out the orders has already been put in place. 

It also warns all security personnel caught in the web of escorting their principals with covered vehicle number plates or illegal use of sirens or revolving lights would immediately be arrested and made to face the consequences of their misconduct.

Rasheedah Makinde