Female Student Of Babcock University, Ms Busayo Ogunkoya Killed In A Hotel In Lagos

A female undergraduate of Babcock University, Ms
Busayo Ogunkoya, has been killed by one Azeez
Ibrahim during a birthday party in a hotel in the
Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Immediately the incident happened, there was
confusion in the vicinity as many of the invited guests
fled the hotel.
A source who was present during the unfortunate
incident disclosed that Ibrahim was drunk. He said that
“the incident happened on Saturday night when Busayo
and her friends were having a party.
“She did not know the person celebrating, but she was
invited to the party by her boyfriend. The party was
going on fine until... "Ibrahim, the security man, who
was holding a gun which he claimed he had seized
from some robbers, mishandled the gun and fired a
bullet which hit Busayo. The guard was said to be
drunk.”
According to Punch, the incident took place on
Saturday evening, July 5, 2014, at Mambillah Hotel,
when the guard fired a shot that killed Busayo. The
bullet lodged in the neck region of the victim. She was
rushed to a private hospital in the area where she was
confirmed dead. Policemen from the Owutu Police
Division were said to have arrived at the scene and
arrested the guard, the assistant manager of the hotel
and the victim’s boyfriend.
Mambillah, which is one of the popular hotels in the
Ikorodu area of Lagos, bore a gloomy look all through.
A resident confided in Punch that since the tragedy, the
hotel had been shut to guests and no music had been
played during the daytime as was the practice. A large
number of security officials was also said to have been
deployed in the hotel to prevent attack from some
aggrieved youths in the area.
A young boy, who did not identify himself for security
reason, said the incident left a bloody trail. He said,
“On Sunday morning when I wanted to do something in
the hotel, I noticed blood on the ground. I cannot say
exactly how the incident happened, but I learnt a lady
was killed the previous night.”
Ibrahim, the guard who fired the killer shot, owned a
house in Ikorodu. Punch spoke with one of his tenants,
who pleaded anonymity for security reasons. The
tenant described Ibrahim as a caring landlord who was
only a victim of some “forces.”
She said, “He is such a nice and caring landlord. I have
been living in his house for a long time and he has
never made any trouble with me. I know he is just a
victim of some forces beyond his control. He could not
have deliberately killed the girl and I hope the police
authorities would have mercy on him.”
When contacted, the manager of the hotel said he had
nothing to say.
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Lelma Kolle,
an ASP, however, confirmed the incident. The case has
been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Yaba, for investigation.