The 22-year-old lady, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who was declared missing after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit vehicle, has been found dead.
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.
One of Ayanwola’s relatives also confirmed this to The PUNCH on Monday.
“We are at the morgue. We have confirmed the corpse,” the relative said in an emotional-laden voice.
It was gathered that late Oluwabamise was said to have been a fashion designer at Chevron Estate, Ajah in Lagos State.
Ayanwola was declared missing by her family after she sent a voice note and some text to a friend when she sensed she might be in danger. In a text to her friend, Ayanwola said she was returning to Ota from Ajah in Lagos state on Saturday, February 26 when she boarded a BRT bus with number 240257. Noting that the BRT bus was headed to Oshodi, the deceased in her message at about 7 pm at Chevron Bus-Stop feared that she might have become a victim of a mishap as the driver of the bus failed to pick any other passenger after her.
She told her friend to pray for her, in the voice notes where she confirmed that the driver had confessed to her (Ayanwola) that he likes her and requested her name and other details.
Part of the voice notes and text sent to her friend read in part: “There are three men and one woman on the bus. The woman is sitting at the back. That’s the number of the bus in case. Please pray for me.’’
Clips of videos made by the deceased also showed that the entire bus and area was dark However, Lagos police command and the BRT officials in the state are said to be searching for the driver whose bus was allegedly kidnapped and later killed.
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