This
is certainly not the best of times for the Bournes’ family which is
currently mourning following the alleged killing of Olayinde Bournes’,
by her boyfriend,last Thursday, in Aguda Ogba area of Lagos.
The deceased, a 22-year-old par time student of the Lagos State
Polytechnic, was allegedly beaten to death by her boyfriend over an
unknown reason.
Crime Guard gathered that the 200 level
Business Administration student had gone to bid her boyfriend, Abuchi
Cyril, 24, goodbye , as the latter was reportedly planning to travel to
Malasia next day (Friday), unknown to her that would be her final
sojourn on earth.
Although it could not be ascertained what transpired between the love
birds behind closed doors but it was gathered that rather than being
entertained in his parents’ apartment located on number 25 Shorimade
Street, Aguda Ogba, Abuchi took Olayinde to a neighbours apartment, who
at that time was away.
But apprehension, set in, after several calls on Olayinde’s phone by
her father, met dead silence. Just as he reportedly stepped outside to
see if his daughter was anywhere around, he met some persons in group
discussing what was later discovered to be her daughter’s demise.
During a visit to the late Olayinde’s family’s house, her devastated father who offered to speak with
Crime Guard
said, “ I was at home around 11am that fateful day while my late
daughter was outside the house with her mother, all dressed up. I later
walked up to them and asked when she would be going to work. And she
said she would first go to the bank to submit her account opening form
which would enable her receive her monthly salary because she was just
employed by Cadbury Plc. Satisfied with the answer, I went back inside
to rest because I haven’t been feeling very well for some time.
“ I later learnt that she told her mother she would first go and see
her boyfriend Abuchi, who called her earlier to come and see his
travelling documents, as he was supposed to travel next day to Malaysia.
That was the last we saw of her.
“At about 12:25pm, I dialled her number. It rang but there was no
response. I called again around 12:30pm, it rang and still no response.
Later, the phone was switched off. I and my wife became worried at that
point because we could not say what was wrong with her.
At about 4pm, I decided to stroll round. But when I got outside, I
noticed a crowd which turned towards my direction but noone spoke to me.
Confused, I went inside and told my wife about what I observed.
Later I sent her to go and purchase some ingredients to prepare
super. When she came back, she also told me the crowd stared at her
also. Just as we were contemplating on what to do, our fears was
confirmed as a young man among the crowd rushed inside and yelled ‘ it
has happened o! When we demanded what the matter was, he broke the news
of my daughter’s demise. At that instant, my world was shattered. He
also told us the corpse was just brought to a nearby hospital. I rushed
to the hospital with the hope that I would see her alive. But no, I only
saw her remains.
Tell me, should I start preparing towards having another child at this age?”, he asked , trying hard not to betray his emotion.
What went wrong?
Abuchi as gathered, was arrested by policemen attached to Area ‘G’
Ogba, command, from where he was transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department SCID, Yaba. In his statement to the Police, he
reportedly said while he was with Olayinde, she suddenly screamed ‘my
head’, before she slumped.
But findings by the police as gathered, revealed that the mattress in
the room where Olayinde’s dead body was found was socked with blood.
The mattress was reportedly turned upside down before the arrival of
policemen. But during a search of the apartment ,blood , suspected to be
from Olayinde, was discovered under the bed and later traced to the
mattress turned upside down.
Another puzzle that needs to be unravelled was the report that a
nurse was reportedly invited by Abuchi while he was with Olayinde. A
resident who pleaded anonymity told
Crime Guard
that :“ We suspect there could be more to all this than meet the eyes.
First, the corpse was inside the room three hours before it was taken to
the hospital. Why did it take him that long to rush her to the
hospital? Abuchi even called in a nurse while he was inside with
Olayinde. The nurse we learnt, carried out some treatment on Olayinde.
What went wrong that made him invite the nurse? She was even the one
that accompanied Abuchi to the hospital where she works, with Olayinde’s
body. It was when Olayinde was pronounced dead that she bolted,
pretending she was going to get a taxi”, the resident said.
The nurse with an undisclosed identity was reportedly arrested by the
Police and later released, an action the bereaved family queried. The
deceased’s phone as gathered, was also discovered to be missing.
Police sources hinted that some finger marks were discovered on the
deceased neck and her camisole stained with blood. But sources could
however not state exactly what led to the death of Olayinde, until the
autopsy result will be out.
A Christian wake was held at the deceased apartment, located on 17,
Muibi street Aguda Ogba, Thursday, while her remains was interred Friday
at Atan cemetery, Yaba.
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