A 39-year-old senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Funmilayo Oluwamayokun Lasisi, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, who were declared missing in Ogun State, have been found dead.
The mutilated body parts of mother and daughter were discovered at a suspected herbalist’s den in Osun, in what is suspected to be a ritual killing.
Lasisi and her teenage daughter were reported missing on the morning of Sunday, November 2, after they left their residence at the Obasanjo Hilltop Estate, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, and never returned.
Efforts by family members and colleagues to reach the officer and her daughter on their mobile phones were unsuccessful.
Oluwamayokun, a Superintendent Route Commander, is a fourth-level senior operational officer in the FRSC hierarchy, responsible for overseeing multiple routes and coordinating strategic enforcement operations.
A Facebook user, Ayomideji Solanke, who was privy to the incident, disclosed that a family source had revealed that the remains of the missing officer and her daughter were found at the herbalist’s den at the weekend.
“The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Federal Road Safety Corps officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her young daughter, Sewa, has taken a tragic turn as their remains were reportedly discovered in the home of a suspected herbalist in Osun State,” Solanke wrote.
“Fresh revelations emerged at the weekend when a source close to the bereaved husband disclosed that the bodies of the officer and her daughter were recovered from the residence of a traditional healer in an undisclosed community in Osun State.”
He added that while the wife of the herbalist has been arrested, the herbalist has since been on the run.
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, who confirmed the development to punch on Tuesday, November 18, disclosed that the Osun State Command has arrested some suspects in connection with the incident
According to Ogunlowo, the Osun command also discovered some exhibits at the scene, which were suspected to be body parts of the missing officer and her daughter.
“The Osun command has commenced investigation, and they have made some arrests.
“They found some exhibits that are body parts. For convenience’s sake, Osun will be investigating the matter, and we will be lending the necessary support. The suspect is with them,” Ogunlowo said.
