The Lagos State Police Command said the 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwole, declared missing in transit while on board a BRT bus on February 26, 2022 has been found dead.
The Police, disclosing this in a statement signed by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, and released on Monday, said, “the corpse was found lying on the Carter Bridge by Ogogoro Community, Lagos Lagos Island.”
Ajisebutu said the corpse has been deposited at the morgue of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, for autopsy, while also informing that the bereaved family has been contacted, while family members, he said, have identified her corpse.
He also informed that the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, was saddened by this incident and, therefore, expressed, on behalf of the management, officers and men of the command, his heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.
Notwithstanding, he said the detectives handling the case of Oluwabamise would not rest on their oars until her killers are found.
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The press statement further read: “We, therefore, assure the concerned public and the bereaved family that we are closing on on the culprits and we are sure that soon the suspects would be arrested and made to face justice for this murderous act.
“While soliciting the cooperation of all and sundry, we once again appeal to anyone with additional information that could help the police in arresting the suspects to kindly oblige us. Such information, we assure, will be treated with utmost confidentiality.
“The Command is ever determined and committed to protection of lives and properties of residents in the state; and has strengthened its security apparatus to prevent a recurrence of this ugly, disturbing incident.”
Meanwhile, information has it that, the Lagos State police have also arrested the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus in which Oluwabamise allegedly kidnapped.
Though not included in the statement released, a Police source said the driver of the BRT bus has been arrested by the police and currently in DSS custody.”
