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| Murdered:Cynthia Osokogu. Image: Punch |
The
Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigations into the death of
Cynthia Osokogu, the only daughter of Major General Frank Osokogu (retd), who
was reported missing on July 22, 2012.
PUNCH
Metro learnt that
Osokogu, who was based in Nassarawa, went to visit a friend in Abuja before
leaving for Lagos to purchase goods for her boutique.
According
to reliable sources, the 24-year-old was received at the Muritala Muhammed
Airport, Lagos by unknown persons, who took her to a hotel in FESTAC area of
the state before she disappeared.
It
was learnt that attempts by family members to ascertain her whereabouts were
made more difficult because none of them lived in Lagos.
As
weeks went by, concerned friends and relatives sent messages through BlackBerry
device and social media about the missing girl but no information regarding her
whereabouts was forthcoming.
But
her corpse had been found in a mortuary. It was learnt that family and friends
had thought she was missing because they did not know that she was dead.
One
of the sources said, “There are indications Osukogwu, who is a postgraduate
student of Nasarawa State University, was killed at the hotel before her corpse
was transferred to the mortuary.
“Police
investigations suggest that Osukogwu was robbed and killed in the hotel she
lodged in by the same people she was supposed to do business with.”
Our
correspondent learnt that policemen had interrogated some employees of the
hotel and had arrested some suspects after the hotel management presented CCTV
footage of the culprits while entering her room.
The
culprits were said to be the same people who actually paid for her flight
ticket to Lagos.
Police
sources said the culprits belong to a syndicate that specialised in luring
young women to Lagos for “evil purpose”.
PUNCH
Metro learnt that the
matter was transferred to Area E Command, FESTAC since July but family of the
deceased only got the news of the incident on Saturday.
It
was not clear why the police delayed giving the information to the family.
The
spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident
but said she did not have the details as at press time.
However,
a reliable source at the station told our correspondent that six people had
been arrested and were being interrogated by the police.
She
said, “Six people were arrested on Sunday over the incident and investigations
are ongoing.”
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