Ogun motorcyclist found dead after stepping out to get drugs for sick daughter

Tragedy struck the Ogere area of Ogun State when a commercial motorcyclist, Olusola Adetayo, was found dead near his home after he went out to purchase medicine for his ill daughter.

According to Mobolaji Adetayo, the deceased’s wife, the heartbreaking incident took place on October 16.

Mobolaji recounted that Olusola had returned from work that day, and upon finding one of their children unwell, he immediately set out to get medication. When he hadn’t returned after two hours, and her attempts to reach him by phone failed, she grew alarmed and went out to search for him.

Tragically, she discovered his lifeless body only a short distance from their home. His motorcycle, mobile phone, and the small bag he carried with him were missing.

Mobolaji narrated, “On October 16, he went out at about 8 pm to get drugs for one of our children who was having stomach upset. After about an hour and a half, he did not return home. I called his line but he was not picking and at some point, the line was switched off.

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“I told the children that we should go and check on their dad because it is unusual for him to stay late like that. We went out to search for him and when we got to a junction close to our house, we found his battered body close to a nearby bush and he was dead.

“We couldn’t find his bag, his mobile and his motorcycle. When we saw him, his body was battered with bruises on his face and blood oozing out from his body.”

She urged police operatives to bring the suspected killers of her husband to justice while stressing that the recurring cases of motorcycle snatching and attacks by some unidentified assailants in the community have raised concerns.

“I want the authority to bring the killers of my husband to justice because he is the only one I have and he is the one taking care of the three children we have.

“I am scared to even stay at home because I don’t know if his assailants may come for me too.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, was yet to respond to enquiries about the incident as of the time of filling this report.

Meanwhile, a senior police officer in the area who was not authorised to speak with the media confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Monday.

The officer disclosed that the family of the deceased insisted on burying his corpse against the request by the police to carry out necessary action before releasing the corpse to them.

“The incident happened close to Ogere. Police operatives visited the scene and requested to take the body for necessary action but the family insisted that they want to bury the corpse,” the police source said.

(Punch)