The life of a 17-year-old student of
Bowen University, Opeyemi Odusanya, has been cut short by some cult members in
Lagos.
It was gathered that the
undergraduate was murdered for allegedly rejecting sexual advances from some
youths in the area and also for “being too proud.”
It was learnt that the victim was a
300 level student of Biochemistry at the university.
Police authorities said that Opeyemi
was stabbed to death by the cultists at her parents’ house in the Alakuko area
of Lagos on February 3, 2014.
Police sources also said that
investigations had revealed that the culprits were residents of the area.
A police officer, who wished to
remain anonymous, said, “In the afternoon of February 3, 2014, the deceased
went to buy airtime for her telephone. As she was returning, a group of cult
members trailed and entered the house with her.
“Opeyemi was alone at home when the
guys entered. They instructed her to turn on the generator so that if she
screamed, no one would hear.
“We believe that they wanted to rape
the girl, but she must have put up a fierce struggle as the whole house was
scattered.
“The guys subsequently stabbed her in
the stomach several times and ripped out her intestines.
“After killing her, they took her
phone and the keys to her parents’ vehicle, a jeep, which was on the table.
They stole the jeep, which was parked in the compound, after killing the girl.”
The sources revealed that after the
guys had fled, they used Opeyemi’s telephone line to send a text message to her
mother, explaining why they killed the 17-year-old.
The text message, which was typed in
English and Yoruba languages, and made available to our correspondent,
read, “Your child has been proud. We have been toasting her, but she
has refused to accept. We have killed her to teach a lesson. We have also
driven your car away.
“If you want your car back, come to
Lakas Hotel or Cele Bus Stop around Mile 2 to pick it up. If we see policemen
around, we will kill everybody.”
Residents of the area said that the
victim’s mother, Olayinka, had a panic attack after reading the message and
quickly informed those that were with her.
However, a phone call from the
family’s housemaid was said to have confirmed Olayinka’s fears that the text
message was not a bluff.
It was gathered that the mother of
the deceased, who is a senior official at the Mushin Local Government
secretariat, later reported the incident at the Alakuko Police Division.
According to the police source the murder
weapon had been recovered.
“By all indications, the girl was not
raped because her clothes were intact. The knife used in killing her has been
recovered,” the policeman said.
It was gathered that the parents of
the girl had relocated to the Redemption Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
When contacted on the telephone,
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ngozi Braide, said, “I have called the
Divisional Police Officer at the Alakuko Police Division and he said he was not
aware of the incident.
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