A shallow grave where the Lagos State University graduate, Adedamola Ogunbode, was reportedly buried has been discovered following the arrest of the principal suspect, Olaoluwa Ajisomo.
The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the location on Tuesday as detectives moved to exhume the victim’s remains.
The prime suspect, who was rumoured to have fled to Benin Republic, was apprehended on Monday morning in the Alakuko area of Lagos.
Police spokesperson Chief Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed both the arrest and the discovery of the grave.
“The principal suspect, Olaoluwa Ajisomo, was arrested yesterday (Monday) morning at the Alakuko area. He was the one who cleared the victim’s bank account through the victim’s mobile phone,” Hundeyin said.
The deceased, a Political Science Education graduate from LASU, had been missing since 16 January 2025, amid speculation that his mutilated body had been discovered.
The police had earlier announced the arrest of three suspects and the ongoing search for five others linked to the murder of the 2024 graduate.
Among those arrested was a pastor, Whepetoji Sunday, who allegedly received N70,000 from the victim’s account, and a church member, Sheriff Adebayo, accused of receiving N300,000.
The prime suspect’s mother, Omolara Ajisomo, was also taken into custody for allegedly helping her children, Teniola and Olaoluwa Ajisomo, flee after they each reportedly received N300,000 from the victim’s account.
Following threats of a statewide protest by the students’ union, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case.
Hundeyin clarified that the grave was not located within the church premises, contrary to speculation on social media. “The shallow grave is not around the church premises, but it is there in the community,” he said.
He added that the police had sealed off the church where the arrested cleric worshipped, following intelligence reports of a planned arson in retaliation.
“The church was sealed following intelligence reports that some people planned to burn it out of vengeance, and we do not want that to happen,” he stated.
Meanwhile, a source involved in the investigation disclosed that Ajisomo had confessed to the murder, and police detectives were en route to exhume the body.
“I just received information that the newly arrested suspect has confessed to killing the LASU graduate, and the police are on their way to the burial site,” the source said.
When contacted for confirmation, Hundeyin simply responded, “Confirmed.”
