How Cultists brutally murdered Bowen University undergraduate for being too proud

When 17-year-old Opeyemi Odusanya woke up the morning of February 3, 2014 little did she know death was lurking somewhere. The 300-level Biochemistry undergraduate was brutally murdered at her parents' house in the Alakuko area of Lagos by some cult members for being too proud and rejecting sexual advances.

A police officer who craved anonymity narrated the incident, "In the afternoon of February 3, 2014, the deceased went to buy airtime for her telephone. As she was returning, a group of cult members trailed and entered the house with her. Opeyemi was alone at home when the guys entered. They instructed her to turn on the generator so that if she screamed, no one would hear. "We believe that they wanted to rape the girl, but she must have put up a fierce struggle as the whole house was scattered. The guys subsequently stabbed her in the stomach several times and ripped out her intestines. After killing her, they took her phone and the keys to her parents' vehicle, a jeep, which was on the table. They stole the jeep, which was parked in the compound, after killing the girl."

Sources told PUNCH correspondent that after the guys had fled, they used Opeyemi's telephone line to send a text message to her mother, explaining why they killed the 17-year-old.

"Your child has been proud. We have been toasting her, but she has refused to accept. We have killed her to teach a lesson. We have also driven your car away. If you want your car back, come to Lakas Hotel or Cele Bus Stop around Mile 2 to pick it up. If we see policemen around, we will kill everybody."

Olayinka's mother had a panic attack after reading the message and quickly informed those that were with her. However, a phone call from the family's housemaid was said to have confirmed Olayinka's fears that the text message was not a bluff. She returned to the house to meet the lifeless body of her child. Her mother who is a senior official at the Mushin Local Government secretariat, later reported the incident at the Alakuko Police Division. The murder weapon had been recovered. "By all indications, the girl was not raped because her clothes were intact. The knife used in killing her has been recovered," the policeman revealed.

It was gathered that the parents of the girl had relocated to the Redemption Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Tributes are still pouring in on Olayinka's Facebook page.

Very sad!!! May her soul find repose. Amen

Source: The Punch