The House of Representatives has urged the Police and other security agencies to do all that is possible to apprehend and punish those responsible for the murder of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old fashion designer killed after she boarded a BRT vehicle in Lagos.
The House called on the security agencies to ensure that the alleged killers of the lady were brought to justice.
This is even the House observed a minute silence in honour of the victim.
The resolution followed the adoption of an urgent motion of public importance by Ndudi Elumelu, the minority leader of the House, at the plenary session on Wednesday in Abuja.
The motion was titled: “Rampant cases of violence, incessant rape and ritual killing of our women folks: A call for urgent intervention.”
Oluwabamise was abducted after she boarded the BRT at Chevron, Lekki area of Lagos on February 26.
Following frantic search, her body was eventually recovered with vital organs said to be missing.
The driver of the vehicle, Nice Andrew has since been arrested by the police.
Narrating the circumstances around her death, Elumelu said, “There are allegations that the BRT driver earlier confessed of having carnal knowledge of late miss Oluwabamise before killing her and harvesting some vital organs.
“Only for the story to change after some influential Nigerians intervened on his behalf.”
Elumelu noted that many of such cases were under-reported because of the stigma attached to such incidents and the molestation attached to it by the security agents when such reports were made.
He said this could be achieved by adopting a multi-facet approach that required an increase in advocacy and partnership between government, the private sectors and grassroots