The alleged murder of Federal Road Safety Corps officer Lasisi Oluwamayokun and her young daughter, Adesewa, has moved closer to a full trial before the Osun State High Court, with prosecutors preparing eight witnesses to tell the court what happened after the mother and child disappeared from their Abeokuta home.
Three men are facing proceedings over the deaths, including a man police say allegedly lured the victims before fleeing Nigeria. The case has already crossed national borders and now enters a stage where allegations that began with a missing-person report must be tested through evidence in open court.
The Osun State High Court in Osogbo is preparing to hear one of the more disturbing double-murder cases currently before a Nigerian court: the alleged killing of an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps and her daughter.
The defendants are Gboyega Daramola, 39; Sunday James, 38; and Fajemirokun Victor, 36. They were brought before Justice Yinka Aderibigbe for arraignment, but proceedings could not formally commence because the defendants did not have legal representation and had not yet been served with the necessary information papers.
State prosecutor Muyiwa Ogunleye told the court that the prosecution intends to call eight witnesses four police officers and four civilian witnesses once the defendants are properly arraigned.
Justice Aderibigbe consequently adjourned the matter to December 8, 2026, for the defendants to take their pleas and for possible commencement of hearing. The court also made clear that because the allegations involve a capital offence, the accused persons must have legal representation. Television
How the Case Began
The case dates back to the disappearance of 38-year-old Oluwamayokun and her daughter on November 2, 2025, after they reportedly left their home at Obasanjo Hilltop Estate in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
What began as a search for a missing mother and child later developed into a homicide investigation.
Police subsequently arrested suspects, while one of the men connected with the case, Fajemirokun, was taken into custody after a cross-border manhunt. LegalLinkz earlier reported that Nigerian authorities took custody of him following cooperation with the Ghana Police Service. Nigerian Law Updates
According to accounts attributed to investigators and prosecution authorities, Fajemirokun allegedly lured the victims before they were killed, with other suspects also accused of involvement.
Those claims remain allegations and will now have to be proved in court.
One significant aspect of the case is the international dimension created by the suspect’s movement outside Nigeria. Cross-border homicide investigations often depend heavily on cooperation between police agencies, immigration authorities and INTERPOL structures, particularly where a suspect leaves the jurisdiction before arrest.
The coming trial is expected to examine not only how the victims died, but also telephone contacts, movements of the accused persons, statements obtained during investigation and whatever physical or circumstantial evidence prosecutors say connects each defendant to the alleged killings.
For the prosecution, the legal burden remains proof beyond reasonable doubt.
For the defendants, the constitutional presumption of innocence continues to apply until the court reaches a final decision.
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