Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects in relation to the case of a 22-year-old lady, Ayanwole Oluwabamise, who got missing after boarding BRT bus in the state.
The command’s public relations officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu disclosed in a press statement signed and made available to newsmen on Friday.
The release reads in full, “This is to inform the general public and particularly assure the distraught family of Ms Ayanwole Oluwabamise, a 22-year-old lady who boarded a BRT bus in Lagos from Chevron bus stop, Lekki, heading to Oshodi on 26th February, 2022 at about 1900hrs and has not been seen till date”.
“As soon as the report got to the police, investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the lady was immediately initiated”.
“To ensure a speedy and diligent investigation, the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc, mnim, psc, immediately directed the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti to take over the case.
“In the course of ongoing investigation, two suspects have been arrested and are currently helping in our investigation”.
“While assuring that police detectives will continue to work assiduously to find the missing lady and bring her abductors to justice, the Command wishes to appeal to anyone with useful information that could help in our investigation to promptly give it to us for further necessary actions”.
“Subject who hails from Moba L.G.A. in Ekiti State, is about 5 feet plus tall, dark in complexion and speaks Yoruba and English languages well”.
“This isolated incident notwithstanding, the Police Command is committed to protecting lives and properties of all residents of the State at all times”.
It would be recalled that Oluwabamise boarded a BRT bus en route to Oshodi around 7pm on February 26, 2022.
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.
Oluwabamise also sent a video to her friend showing how dark it was in the bus and said, “There are three men and one woman in the bus. The woman is sitting at the back. That’s the number of the bus in case. Please pray for me.’’
That was the last that was heard from Oluwabamise.