The Kwara State Police Command has begun investigation into the death of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Yetunde Shukurat Idowu, in Ilorin, the state capital.
The deceased was a member of the 2014 Batch “B”.
Her body was said to have been found last Sunday night near the GRA in Ilorin.
She was said to have gone shopping at a popular shopping mall the previous Saturday.
The late Miss Idowu lived at Tanke on University Road.
It was learnt that the Corps member might have been given a free ride.
But the police said it was too early in the day to make such a conclusion because they were still probing the death.
It was learnt that her family had been contacted while her body would be released today to the family.
The late Miss Idowu served with the State Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio Kwara.
Police spokesperson Okasanmi Ajayi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said: “We are still investigating. We cannot conclusively say it is a case of abduction or ritual killing because no part of the body was missing. It could be a case of a hit and run by a careless driver or an accident.
“I can’t confirm that she was raped because all the examinations conducted on her do not show any sign of rape. We are still investigating. So, I cannot say exactly what happened.”
On the likelihood that she might have been given a lift, Ajayi said: “All that is guesswork. Nobody has volunteered any statement to us. If anybody has any information, maybe they would get to us.
“As far as we are concerned, it was a reported case of someone ‘found dead’ with a broken skull and bruises. For now, I can’t tell you whether it was a case of whether rape, abduction or kidnapping.”
He said the body would be released today while the police investigate the death.
The State NYSC spokesperson Oladipo Morakinya confirmed the incident.
He said: “A corps member died and her death is a natural phenomenon. We have done the needful by contacting her family.”
“It is only a medical expert that can diagnose what actually killed her. This is beyond the scope of our scheme. The most important thing is that a corps member died and the NYSC has done the necessary thing that we are expected to do. We have contacted her family.”
(The Nation)
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