18+ Corps member raped, murdered in Ibadan two weeks to wedding

According to a report by The Nation, Omolola Abogunrin, was allegedly raped and murdered by unknown men 13 days to her wedding (October 17th) and on her 29th birthday. The Corps member was reportedly murdered in the premises of an agriculture research institute located at Apata area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital last Sunday.

 The deceased was said to have been raped and strangled beside a stream within the premises of the institute. Residents said the deceased appeared to be returning from church when she was waylaid by the hoodlums.
 “We saw semen in her private part and nail wounds around her neck when we found her corpse. That was an evidence that she was raped and strangulated,” a resident told The Nation.

A family source said: “Omolola was looking forward to her wedding which was scheduled for October 17, the day she would have been 29 years old. She and her fiancée to be held their family introduction four months ago to pave the way for proper marriage ceremony, scheduled to take place at a Christ Apostolic Church in Ibadan.”
The late Omolola graduated from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. She was on the verge of completing her one year National Youth Service Corpse in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, as at the time of her death. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Oyo State, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said Omolola’s corpse has since been deposited at the morgue of the Oyo State Hospital, Adeoyo.
He explained that her lover, Mr Babalola, was arrested and detained as part of police investigation. “The case has since been transferred to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the command. The Command would make sure the killers are brought to book.”

Source: The Nation