The remains of Shileola Ogunmolasuyi, a 16-year-old secondary school leaver who was kidnapped along with her mother, Yemi Ogunmolasuyi, in Emure, Ekiti State, have been laid to rest.
Kidnappers abducted Shile, her mother, and another woman, Caroline Taiwo, on August 31, 2024, near Oyimo River along the Emure-Eporo Road.
The kidnappers had ambushed the vehicle that was transporting the victims to Akure after a family event in Emure, killing Oluwole Taiwo, the husband of one of the victims, who was driving the car.
According to Punch, a community leader in Emure, who spoke with one of the victims, said Shile was killed after being repeatedly raped, which left her unable to walk.
“The kidnappers made them walk for 24 hours nonstop without food or water. Shile, who had been raped several times, became too weak to continue and was subsequently killed by the kidnappers,” community leader said.
Shile’s mother and Caroline Taiwo were released on Tuesday, September 3, after the kidnappers collected a ransom of N10m.
The ransom was reportedly delivered at a spot on the Owo-Ikare-Benin Road in Owo, Ondo State, and the captives were freed at around 1:30 am on September 4.
Following the release of her mother, members of the Amotekun corps and Agro Marshal in Emure began searching for Shile’s body.
Her decomposing remains were eventually found in the bush near Ago Panu village in Ondo State.
The Secretary of the Emure Progressives Association, Niyi Awopetu, confirmed the recovery of the body.
The deceased, from Ondo State, was laid to rest last week.