Osemudiamen Idemudia was a banker from Lagos whose body was found at a mortuary in the state’s Yaba district a few days after his family reported him missing.
It was stated that Idemudia was last seen in the CMS region of Lagos State on the evening of May 9. Idemudia was employed in the Point-of-Sale division of a commercial bank in the Ikota neighbourhood.
A relative of the deceased, who identified himself simply as Segun, however, stated on Wednesday that the corpse was discovered on Sunday during a desperate search across hospitals and morgues in the state.
The murdered 26-year-old banker was discovered with severe machete wounds on his head, face, and legs, according to the family.
The discovery, he continued, sparked suspicions that he may have been 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 added that the body was allegedly taken to the mortuary by the police.
He stated that because the attendants were unable to identify the cops, attempts to obtain additional information regarding the manner and location of the body’s recovery were fruitless.
“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.”
He said the remains had been buried on Tuesday by the family.
While recounting the incidents of the day his son vanished, Julius, the late banker’s father, stated that he and a colleague had left the office to meet with a senior employee at the bank’s headquarters in CMS, Lagos Island.
However, upon their arrival at CMS, the scheduled meeting was cancelled by the official.
The two colleagues then decided to head home.
He said that after parting ways with his colleague, Osemudiamen was neither seen nor heard from again.
He said, “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. 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.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, could not be reached as calls made to his telephone line were not responded to. A text message sent to him had yet to be replied to as of the time this report was filed.
