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 Malaysia next day (Friday),
unknown to her that would be her final sojourn on earth.
The late Olaide Bournes and her
boyfriend, Abuchi Cyril
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 neighbor’s
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.
Source: Crime
Guard
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