Oluwabamise Ayanwole's Murder: Lagos Police Arrest Fleeing BRT Driver

The Lagos State police command has arrested the driver of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) who drove Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who was declared missing and later found dead.

The development was confirmed by the spokesman of the state police command, Adekunle Ajisebutu to AllNews Nigeria on Monday afternoon.

“The driver of the BRT has been arrested. Details later", he said.

Earlier today, Ajisebutu confimed that Oluwabamise Ayanwole has been found dead.

He said the corpse was found lying on the Carter Bridge by Ogogoro Community, Lagos Island and the body 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, 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 will 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 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."