28-year-old Ogubode Quadri Adedamola who was declared missing on January 16 has been found, but buried in a shallow grave.
Ogunbode graduated from the Political Science Education Department of Lagos State University in 2024 and he was the CEO of Horlar Edu Consultancy — a private business operating at the LASU campus.
According to his girlfriend, she called him the day he went missing — and he said he was in front of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Ileri Oluwa parish LASU 2, and would return her call.
When Police visited the church based on the girlfriend’s narration and the Shepherd denied seeing him on the said day nor knowing about his whereabouts.
Police intensified the investigation, and got his bank statement. They discovered that ₦1.5 million was transferred from the victim’s account on the day he went missing.
An undisclosed amount went into the Shepherd’s bank account, another was sent to the pastor’s daughter’s account, among others.
The shepherd, Sup. Evang. Whepetoji Babaniyeh initially denied receiving the money but later claimed it was for Thanksgiving when police showed him evidence. This led to his detention for further investigation.
It has now been confirmed that the young man’s remains have been discovered where it was buried near the church premises.
He was buried under the shepherd’s supervision, investigation reveals. Gun and axe were also recovered from the shepherd.