Police exhume corpse of murdered LASU graduate
The police command in Lagos State on Wednesday exhumed the body of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode.
The corpse was buried in a shallow grave behind the LASU fence in its Ojo Campus.
The deceased, a political science education graduate, had been missing since January 16.
The police earlier announced the arrest of four suspects and a search for four others allegedly linked to the murder of the 2024 graduate.
The suspects were alleged to have transferred the money in the deceased’s bank account and shared among themselves.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who was at the site of the exhumation, said that one of the suspects led the police to the site.
He said, “January 16 was when all this started after a report was received by the Ojo Police Division that the young man went missing. After the new Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, assumed duty on February 18, he gave orders to the State Criminal investigation Department to investigate the case. That was when the case was upgraded from that of a missing person to a case of suspected murder. This led to arrest of one of the principal suspects who did not only confess to killing the young man, but also led us here, where the victim was buried.’’
Mr Hundeyin said that the police would apprehend the remaining suspects and wrap up the investigation.
He said, “Now that we have seen the body, the investigation is gradually coming to an end. We will intensify efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects.’’
The spokesperson assured Lagos residents that justice would be served in the case.
“The suspects will definitely be prosecuted to ensure that justice is served. We use this opportunity to commiserate with the family of the deceased. We also thank the Lagos State Government for its immense support in every area of crime fighting within the state.” ‘
Mr Hundeyin told journalists on Monday that the police had sealed a church where one of the arrested persons worshipped, following intelligence report of a planned arson in retaliation.
He stated, “The church was sealed following intelligence reports that some people planned to burn it out of vengeance, and we do not want that to happen.’’
Those present at the site included police personnel, health workers, local government officials, LASU students, lecturers, and Ojo residents.
(NAN)
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