Father narrates how daughter was killed by boyfriend

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 part 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 Malasia next day (Friday), unknown to
her that would be her final sojourn on earth.

  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 neighbours 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.