Emotion ran high on Friday as the remains of Lasisi Oluwamayokun, an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, and her daughter, Adesewa, were laid to rest in Osogbo, Osun State.
According to Punch report, the burial service, held at St John’s Anglican Church, Ita-Olookan, Osogbo, drew colleagues from the FRSC commands in Ogun State and Osun State, as well as family members and friends who struggled to contain their grief as the coffins were lowered.
Oluwamayokun, 38, and her daughter were reported missing on the morning of Sunday, November 2, 2025, after leaving their residence at Obasanjo Hilltop Estate, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. They never returned. Their disappearance later unraveled into a grisly crime that shocked both Ogun and Osun states.
Police investigations led to the arrest of Victor Fajemirokun, identified as the manfriend of the deceased. The 40-year-old suspect was later paraded before journalists alongside two alleged accomplices, herbalists Gboyega Daramola and Sunday James, at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo. During the parade, Fajemirokun reportedly confessed to luring Oluwamayokun and her daughter to Osun State, where they met their untimely deaths.
The burial ceremony lasted about 45 minutes. The two white coffins bearing the remains of the deceased left the morgue of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, at about 10:02 a.m. in a solemn convoy led by FRSC officials. The Osun FRSC Sector Commander, Leye Adegboyega, and other senior officers accompanied the procession to the burial ground.
In his exhortation, the Vicar of St John’s Anglican Church, Ven. Lekan Salami, reflected on the fragility and fleeting nature of human life. Reading from 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, he urged mourners to live with eternity in mind and to prepare for life beyond the earthly journey.
As part of final honours, FRSC officers performed passage rites before Oluwamayokun’s coffin – partly draped with the national flag and FRSC insignia – was lowered. The moment proved overwhelming, as many in attendance broke down in tears when the rites concluded.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr. Tajudeen Dauda, a nephew to the husband of the deceased, described Oluwamayokun as a woman of impeccable character.
“She was a very good woman,” Dauda said. “We lived together for a very long time, and we never heard anything bad about her, even when her husband travelled, until this tragic incident. Nobody prays for what happened, but we cannot question God. May her soul rest in peace.”
The tragic deaths have continued to spark public outrage, underscoring renewed calls for justice and accountability as investigations and prosecutions proceed.