Missing BRT Passenger Oluwabamise Found Dead, Suspected Driver Arrested

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The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said Oluwabamise Ayanwole, the 22-year-old lady who got missing in transit while on board a BRT, has been found dead in Lagos.

A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu on Monday said the command regretted to inform the public that Oluwabamise Ayanwole, the 22-year-old lady who got missing in transit while on board a BRT bus on February 26, 2022 has been found dead.

He said the corpse was found lying on the Carter Bridge by Ogogoro Community, Lagos Island.

He added that the corpse had been deposited at the morgue of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, for autopsy.

“The bereaved family has been contacted and family members have identified the corpse as that of Oluwabamise Ayanwole, the lady earlier declared missing.

“The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, is saddened by this incident and, therefore, expresses, on behalf of the management, officers and men of the command, his heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.

“Notwithstanding the death of Oluwabamise, the detectives handling the case would not rest on their oars until her killers are found,” Ajisebutu said.

“We, therefore, assure the concerned public and the bereaved family that we are closing in 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,” he added.


 
Meanwhile, the police has announced the arrest of the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit bus where Oluwabamise Ayanwole, a 22-year-old lady, got missing.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed this, adding that “details will be provided later.”

The driver was on the run when the news broke. The police had arrested his guarantor while tracking him.

Ayanwola was said to be returning to Ota from Ajah on Saturday, February 26, when she boarded the BRT bus en route to Oshodi around 7pm at Chevron bus stop.

Sensing danger as the bus did not pick any other passenger at subsequent bus stops, Oluwabamise reportedly engaged a friend using voice notes on her phone.

The voice notes indicated that the bus driver said he liked Oluwabamise and asked for her name and other details.

She told her friend to pray for her as she became suspicious of the bus driver and in response, the friend told her to alight at Oworonsoki bus stop, way before Oshodi.

But that never happened, has she was murdered and dumped with part of her body missing.

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