Lagos banker found dead in mortuary without detail of how police found and deposited body
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
A Lagos banker, Osemudiamen Idemudia, has been found dead with his body replete with machete cuts at a mortuary in the Yaba area of the state, 10 days after he was declared missing by his family.
Idemudia, who worked in the Point-of-Sale (PoS) department of a bank in the Ikota axis of the metropolis, was last seen in the evening of May 9 in CMS on Lagos Island.
A relative who identified himself simply as Segun told The PUNCH that the corpse was discovered on Sunday during a desperate search across hospitals and morgues across the city.
Segun said the body of the 26-year-old banker was found with deep machete cuts on his head, face, and legs, suggesting he was murdered.
“We have found Osemudiamen’s body. He was murdered. We found the body on Sunday in a morgue at Yaba with machete cuts on his head, face, and legs. I’m so sad,” Segun lamented.
“The staff members of the morgue claimed that the body was brought in by the police but when we asked where they brought the body from, they could not provide an answer. They said they did not have details of the policemen who brought the corpse to their facility. That made the discovery more complicated.”
According to him, the remains were buried by the family on Tuesday.
The father of the deceased, Julius Idemudia, narrated that “Osemudiamen has been missing since Friday, May 9. He resumed at his office in Ikota that morning and later planned to go to the head office with a colleague after work for an appointment they had with a senior staff member,” Julus recounted.
“However, while they were on their way, the official called to say he wouldn’t be able to see them until Monday.
“When they eventually got to CMS, they parted ways. As usual, Osemudiamen was expected to board a bus to Iyana Ipaja, and from there, take another bus to Igando. But when it started getting late and we hadn’t heard from him, we became worried.
“After 24 hours of no contact, we raised the alarm. Since then, we haven’t heard from him. Our hearts are heavy with worry. This is so unlike him, and we are deeply concerned for his safety and well-being.”
Julius said the incident was reported at the Igando Police Station which is close to the Akesan area where Osemudiamen lived.
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