Nigerian entrepreneur Oladapo Ogundipe disclosed that his daughter, Alanis, who tragically committed suicide on May 29, 2023, in the UK, was cremated before a forensic autopsy could determine the cause of death.
Alanis allegedly took her own life after being blackmailed by her boyfriend, Ryan Leggetts. The 26-year-old accountant reportedly jumped in front of a moving train at a Manchester station in the UK.
Her father, Oladapo, stated that the incident occurred after Leggetts allegedly hacked into her phone, copied her documents, and threatened to expose her private information publicly. Oladapo Ogundipe claimed that his family’s lawyer, acting on his wife Josephine’s instructions, barred him from questioning Ryan during this month’s coroner’s inquest. In an interview with PUNCH Metro on Monday, Ogundipe alleged that his wife, Josephine, pressured him to cremate Alanis’ body, suggesting it was done to conceal evidence related to her death.
“At the time I reported Alanis’ boyfriend (Ryan Legget) to the police on June 14, 2023, after finding out that Josephine had failed to report, I mentioned my concerns about Josephine and there is evidence of that discussion. At that stage, I indicated to the police officer that I was speaking confidentially.
“I later advised Josephine on June 29, 2023, that if I ever found out that she or any family member was obstructing the police investigation, I would find it suspicious. I gave the advice because she was acting suspiciously by putting pressure on me to allow Alanis’ body to be cremated before any criminal investigation and a forensic autopsy could be carried out. As soon as she received Alanis’ body, Josephine hurried to burn the body before any forensic post mortem could take place.”
“Initially they had conducted a basic autopsy on the body of Alanis which didn’t reveal anything suspicious. Where is Alanis’ grave? If there is no grave, what was the point in hurrying the cremation of her body before any forensic post-mortem could take place? Alanis mother’s reason for hurrying the cremation before any “forensic” autopsy could be carried out was so that “we have a duty to say goodbye to Alanis respectfully”. Was Alanis a child?”
Ogundipe stated that the coroner’s findings made it clear to him that there had been a conspiracy all along. Ogundipe urged UK police to reopen the case and conduct a thorough investigation.
“I have accused Ryan of murder and manslaughter because he caused emotional and psychological harm to Alanis from August 1, 2022, when he allegedly infected her with a virus, until May 28, 2023, when he broke into her phone and stole sensitive information to blackmail her, leading up to her death on May 29, 2023. “This appears to be a coordinated effort to manipulate and harm Alanis, resulting in her tragic death. I call on UK authorities to thoroughly investigate these issues to ensure justice for my daughter. If the police decline to investigate, a private legal team will pursue the case since there is no time limit for prosecuting crimes like murder and manslaughter.”
Till now, Josephine has not been reached.
