The Oyo State Police Command has started investigation into the purported disappearance of a teenage undergraduate, Jamila Abu.
The teenager was said to have gone out of her parents’ house on Ireakari Estate, along the Akala-Expressway, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, July 6.
Her mother, identified only as Mrs Abu, said the victim complained of a headache before she (Mrs Abu) went to her shop that morning.
She said when she returned home in the evening, she found Jamila’s phone and a suicide note on the table.
“Jamila is a quiet person who will never commit suicide because we provide all her needs.
“We waited for some hours and when we did not see her, we reported the incident to the police,” she added.
However, a church member of the victim, Olawale Olaniyan, said Jamila was found unconscious by a passerby on their estate.
Olaniyan noted that the passerby, who was not aware that the victim was missing, started seeking people to identify her.
He said, “While the passerby was knocking on random doors, he knocked on the family’s door and fortunately, Jamila’s brother, a secondary school student, opened the door and identified his sister.
“Jamila’s mother immediately rushed down to the scene to identify her daughter as well. The family went back to the police to notify them that she had been found.
“Jamila was found lying on the floor unconscious with some scratches on her hands and her eyes opened, but she was not talking.”
The source stated that Jamila was taken to a hospital, where she was admitted for treatment.
The spokesperson for the Oyo State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed the incident, noted that investigation was ongoing.
He promised that the outcome of police investigation would be made public.
