A missing Osun State University student, Yemi Olaniyan, who disappeared after coming to Lagos to look for an industrial training placement has come out of hiding.

Olaniyan’s family had said their son disappeared after he passed the night at the Ojodu Police Station because he was stranded and could not return home.

Olaniyan has, however, given reasons for disappearing and leading people to believe that he had been harmed.

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Speaking to journalists he said he had to hustle for his school fees which he had invested in popular Ponzi-scheme, MMM, after returning from Lagos State.

“First thing the following morning, I got a free ride going to Ilorin. When I got to Ilorin, I started doing menial job to raise money.

“I had to work to raise money because I have spent my school fees. I used my school fees for MMM and I lost the money” he said.

He said he decided to come out of hiding because his female friend, Oyin, who shared the news of his disappearance on the internet called him and said she was going to commit suicide if he did not return him.

He said Oyin made the threat because the State Security Service had been on a trail.

He said he was sorry for misleading the public and portraying the Nigerian Police in a bad light.

“I am indeed very sorry for whatever embarrassment that misinformation might have caused the Police.”

Olaniyan resurfaced two weeks after he was declared missing by his family.”

He said,

“I went to Lagos and it was getting late. I could not return to Osogbo that day. I decided to go to Ojodu Police Station to pass the night.

“One of my friends, a lady called me and I told her that since I could not make it back to Osogbo that day, I decided to pass the night at Ojodu Police Station.

“After speaking to her, I changed my mind. I just looked for a space at a shopping complex and I passed the night there.

“First thing the following morning, I got a free ride going to Ilorin. When I got to Ilorin, I started doing menial job to raise money.

“I had to work to raise money because I have spent my school fees. I used my school fees for MMM and I lost the money.

“I didn’t deliberately mislead the public. My friend that released the information online later called and said I should return home.

“She said SSS people were on her trail. She said she would commit suicide if I didn’t return. Because of that threat, I left Ilorin and went to one of our neighbours, who is a retired officer of SSS.

“The man, after listening to my story, led me to the SSS office. I am indeed very sorry for whatever embarrassment that misinformation might have caused the Police.”

The CP said the boy turned himself into the Department of State Services and the operatives of the DSS brought him to the Police.

Adeoye stated that the information that Olaniyan spent the night at the Police station and that his whereabouts became unknown because the Police had harmed him was incorrect.

The CP said,

“Findings showed that the boy paid fees last when he was in 200 level and he is now in 400 level.

“The information in the public was tilting towards Police harming the boy when he never slept at the station, The Punch reports.