The body of Oritoke Manni, a bar attendant at K. C Hotel had been found buried in a shallow grave in Otolu town, Akodo, in Lekki Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
Newsmen gathered that the deceased went missing after visiting her boyfriend, Segun Titilayo in his house.
Manni’s family members reported a case of missing person to the police days after she disappeared.
Muyiwa Adejobi, the State Police Public Relation Officer in a statement on Thursday said the victim’s corpse was found after an engineer reported to the police that his company exhumed a body while excavating its site at Otolu. He noted that Manni’s body was identified by workers of the hotel.
Adejobi said, “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Segun Titilayo, 29, of Otolu town, Lekki LCDA of Lagos State, for killing and burying the corpse of his girlfriend, Oritoke Manni, 26, a bar attendant at K.C. Hotel, Apakin town, Lekki.
“On October 13, 2020, around 11am, it was reported that the suspect, Segun Titilayo, put a call to the deceased and she went to Segun’s house, but Oritoke (Manni) could not be traced or seen afterward.
“The police recorded a case of a missing person for the deceased. The police wireless message on the case was widely circulated to all police formations across the state for search and necessary police action as a practice
“However, on November 7, 2020, one Engineer Adegbago David of Adron Homes and Properties reported to the police station at Akodorea, Lagos State, that while the company was excavating its site at Otolu town, their caterpillar exhumed a decomposing corpse. Police detectives swung into action and the corpse was identified by the staff of the hotel to be Oritoke’s. The corpse was evacuated to a public morgue for autopsy.
“The police placed a manhunt on the suspect and he was arrested. He is being detained at the SCID Panti and giving useful information to help the police in their investigation.
“The state Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has condemned the crime and directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State CID, DCP Yetunde Longe, to carry out thorough investigation into the matter.
“The CP cautions the youth, especially ladies, against keeping unscrupulous and destructive friends. He also encourages Lagosians to promote moral values and shun crimes and criminality.”
