Tag: Oyo State Police Command

  • OYHA Orders Investigation into Drug Gangs Clash

    OYHA Orders Investigation into Drug Gangs Clash

    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…

  • Kidnapping: Southwest Police DIG Visits Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    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…

  • Iganna Attack: Oyo CP Orders Full Investigations

    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…

  • Ritualist Brothers Kill Twin In Saki

    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…

  • Bola Immaculate Donates Building to Oyo Police

    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…

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

    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…

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

    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…

  • Police Arrest 3 Suspected Arsonists In Ibarapa

    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…

  • Makinde Orders Takeover of Alafara Shooting Victims Medical Bills

    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…

  • Oyo CP Speaks On Killings, Abduction In Ibarapa

    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…

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

    By Abisola Oluremi

  • Iléesẹ́ Ọlọ́pa Kìlọ̀ Fáràalú Láti Kóra Wọn Níjanu Lásìkò Ọdún

    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…

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

    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…

  • Is This Another Case Of Police Brutality?

    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…

  • Report any civilian seen with sophisticated weapons – Oyo CP

    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…

  • ASP Olusegun Popoola: Oyo Police Command Appreciates OYSG, Residents

    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,…

  • Social Distancing: Security Agencies Highlight Strategies in Use

    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.…

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

    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…

  • Oyo Police Reiterates Ban on Illegal Use of Siren

    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…