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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus in which 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwole went missing.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, disclosed this to Daily Trust on Monday, just as he confirmed that the dead body of the lady had been found.
The driver has been on the run since the news broke.
However, Ajisebutu said he was arrested after tracking him tohis hideout.
“The driver of the BRT has been arrested,” Ajisebutu stated.
He also said the killers of Ayanwole, who got missing in transit while onboard the bus, would face justice.
In an earlier statement, Ajisebutu said the abductors dumped the remains of the lady on Carter Bridge by Ogogoro Community.
“The corpse of (Ayanwole) has 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, fdc, mnim, psc, 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.
“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.”
“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.”
Ayanwole got missing while returning to Ota from Ajah on February 26 when she boarded a BRT bus with number 240257 going to Oshodi at about 7pm at Chevron Bus-Stop.