The Police Public Relations Officer, Gbenga Fadeyi confirmed the development on Sunday.

His arrest comes some days after he escaped from the police custody at Mokola police station in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Shodipe, who was said to be involved in the series of killings in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state, had been declared wanted by the police.

The nineteen-year-old was earlier arrested by the police and paraded along with two other suspects on July 17 at the Oyo State Police Command.

Mr. Fadeyi did not give details of where the suspect is being kept at the time of this report.