Students under the aegis of National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) have blocked the ever Lagos-Ibadan expressway, in protest over the disappearance of Quadri Adedamola Ogunbode, a 2024 graduate of the Lagos State University, Ojoo.
The protest halted vehicular movement on the inward and outward sides which left many commuters and pedestrians stranded for several hours.
Armed with placards and banners, the students chanted songs and demanded justice, asking the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the LASU graduate, who is also an indegene of Ogun state.
Ogunbode, a graduate of the Political Education of LASU was reported to have disappeared on February 17, 2025 at location very close to a Celestial Church, in the neighbourhood of the university.
According to a preliminary police investigation, two suspects, including the Shepherd in charge of the Celestial Church were arrested and questioned.
Addressing newsmen shortly after the protest, the NAOSS National President, Kehinde Thomas, said the protest was organised to show solidarity to the victim who is a member of the association.
He added that the protest was staged on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to draw the attention of the Inspector General of Police to the gravity of the matter, saying NAOSS was unsatisfied with the slow pace of police investigation.
Thomas said since the incident happened, parents of Quadri, especially his mother, have been in anguish and psychological trauma, insisting the IGP’s office must take over the case, which according to him has been dragging unnecessarily.
“We, the leaders and members of the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Stakeholders in the state, are here this morning with heavy hearts. Heavy hearts I say because one of a NAOSS member and a graduate of the Lagos State University, Ojoo, Quadri Ogunbode, is missing and probably not alive as we speak.
“Quadri, a forward-looking, hardworking and cool-headed Nigerian, disappeared mysteriously on February 17, 2025, few seconds after he spoke with his girlfriend on the phone. This incident, according to our findings happened at a neighbourhood very close to a Celestial Church around LASU Community in Lagos.
“We temporarily block this busiest expressway in the country in order to draw the attention of the Inspector-General of Police, who is also an indigene of Ogun State, Kayode Egbetokun, to intervene and order a special investigation into the case of the alleged kidnapping and possible m*rder of Quadri Ogunbode.
“This call on the IGP, who is also a parent to intervene in the matter had become imperative, after police complicity and compromise was perceived.
“Quadri is a member of NAOSS, hence, we are appealing passionately to the IGP to use his office, manpower and technology to unravel the disappearance of this affable and brilliant LASU graduate.
“We are not hoodlums, but students who are legitimately demanding justice and saying no to police complicity in this matter.
“As an umbrella body of all Ogun State students, NAOSS cannot sit idly and watch the matter to be swept under the carpet. We will not fold our arms and allow Quadri’s matter to join the swelling number of unresolved disappearance or m*rder cases in the country.
“While we are optimistic that the intervention of the IGP will yield a fruitful result, NAOSS will not relent to continue to explore all legal means to mobilize relevant stakeholders to take action on the matter.
“The anguish and psychological trauma parents of Quadri are going through are better imagined than experienced.
“While we thank members of the press for their efforts in getting to the root of this matter, our association shall not rest until the matter is resolved. Remember, an injury to one is an injury to all”, Thomas said.
In another development, online news media specifically said the remains of the missing person were found butchered and buried in a shallow grave around the church while some body parts were missing.
According to A. Ayofe and a number of other activists on the X platform:
LIKE ABDURRAHMAN LIKE PASTOR BABANIYA
Another human harvester has been ARRESTED. Pastor Whepetoji Babaniyah butch£red Ògúnbode Quadri Adedamola, body parts sold and the remains buried right inside the church premises around Lagos State University (LASU) in Lagos. Gun, axe, cutlass and other items found beneath the Alter where he delivers sermon to the Christian congregation.
Ogunbode Qadri Adedamola Olasunkami went missing on January 16. His girlfriend reported that he had called her to say he was going to church. When he didn’t return, his girlfriend insisted that he had gone to church as planned.
The police investigated and arrested the pastor of the church, Prophet Whepetoji Babaniyah.
Initially, the pastor denied any knowledge of Ogunbode’s whereabouts and claimed he hadn’t been to church that day.
However, further investigation revealed a transfer of 1.5 million naira from Ogunbode’s account to the pastor’s account on the same day. Another transfer was made to the pastor’s son’s account.
The police detained the pastor and later arrested his accomplices. One of them confessed to killi<ng Ogunbode and removing some of his body parts. The remaining bo<dy parts were burie>d around the church premises, CCC ILERI OLUWA PARISH, LASU 2. PPL OKOMAIKO LAGOS.
The police found the buried remains and discovered other evidence, including guns, axes, and cutlasses, suggesting that the pastor and his accomplices may have been involved in other crimes.
