A driver identified as Evans Abifade fatally struck a 27-year-old travel consultant, Oluwatobiloba Bukola Fisayomi Arike, in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Reports indicate that the victim was on her way to buy food near Agro Bus Stop, via Ojodu-Berger in Akute, on Wednesday afternoon, June 3, 2024, when a speeding car hit her, killing her instantly.

The driver was apprehended by an angry crowd and handed over to the police. The young woman’s body was wrapped in a polythene bag by officers from the Ajuwon Police Station and transported to the mortuary.

Family and friends have called on the Ogun State Police Command and Governor Dapo Abiodun to thoroughly investigate the death of the National Open University graduate.

The family fears justice may not be served, suggesting the police might release the reckless driver without proper prosecution.

A friend of the deceased wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday, July 4: “The police refused to take a statement from us but granted the driver who killed you his wish of going to the hospital for treatment. More than 24 hours now and no statement about your gruesome death. Nigeria Police is the failure that keeps failing.”