Ife/Modakeke Clash: Police Break Silence, React To Killing Of Five People

The Osun State Police command has reacted to the clash between some youths in Alape community of Modakeke where five people were reportedly killed.

In a press statement on Friday by the State Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola and made available to the OSUNREPORTERS NEWS in Osogbo, assured residents of Alape via Modakeke area of adequate security as state Commissioner of Police lead the Police Response Team and Tactical Unit of the Command to the scene of the incident

The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Police Command, CP Olawale Olokode, psc in his usual pragmatic approach to tackle crime and criminalities wishes to assures the residents of Alape via Modakeke area of adequate security coverage as he personally lead the Police Response Team and Tactical Unit of the Command to the scene of the incident where about five (5) people were fiercely murdered in the early hour of today 20th August, 2021, in order to restore normalcy.

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The CP appeals to the residents of the area to remain calm as the Command is resolute to get to the root cause(s) of the dastardly act and the perpetrator(s) will be brought to book.
The Commissioner of Police urges the residents of the area to avail the Command credible information that will fast track the arrest of the perpetrator(s) of the evil act.

Read the full statement below:

PRESS RELEASE

POLICE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 74/2021

OSUN STATE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ASSURE MODAKEKE AND ENVIRONS OF SAFETY

… AS HE DEPLOYS RESPONSE TEAM/TACTICAL UNIT TO FORESTALL BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND ORDER

The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Police Command, CP Olawale Olokode, psc in his usual pragmatic approach to tackle crime and criminalities wishes to assures the residents of Alape via Modakeke area of adequate security coverage as he personally lead the Police Response Team and Tactical Unit of the Command to the scene of the incident where about five (5) people were fiercely murdered in the early hour of today 20th August, 2021, in order to restore normalcy.

The CP appeals to the residents of the area to remain calm as the Command is resolute to get to the root cause(s) of the dastardly act and the perpetrator(s) will be brought to book.

The Commissioner of Police urges the residents of the area to avail the Command credible information that will fast track the arrest of the perpetrator(s) of the evil act.

E-SIGNED
SP OPALOLA YEMISI OLAWOYIN, mnipr
Police Public Relations Officer
For: Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Osogbo