A 54-year-old woman, Eno Okon, has reportedly went missing while attending the annual programme of a Pentecostal church along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Ogun State Police Command has said it is investigating the sudden disappearance of the woman, which happened on August 11.
The missing woman was said to have followed her neighbour who invited her to the programme but she was said to have told her host she was sitting with that she wanted to visit the restroom.
After a longtime of waiting for her return, the neighbour decided to look around for her but could not find her.
The husband of the woman, Okon, lamented that they have not been able to locate his wife since then.
He said, “My wife and I used to live in Lagos before we relocated to Mowe. I was not at home when her neighbour invited her that night. She was also not the only one who followed her, the woman invited other neighbours who followed her to the programme. They all sat together so that they wouldn’t miss each other.
“When it was around 2am, she told them that she wanted to urinate. When she did not return, they started to look for her. They later thought she had gone home. It was when they got home that they discovered that she was not at home. When I got to know, I went to meet the woman and we went back to the church to look for her. We also went to Sagamu when we thought she mistakenly followed another bus from there.”
The husband of the woman said the case has been reported to three police stations and the church’s leadership was also informed about the development.
He said, “When we could not find her, we went to the police stations in Mowe, Sagamu and the one located on the church premises. We also reported to a pastor in the church. After reporting to them, they pasted her picture at the entrance of the gate. They also announced it during the Thanksgiving Service held on Sunday which is the third day of the programme.”
When contacted, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said she was not aware of the report.
“I am not aware. You can send a text for me to do a follow-up.”
She did not respond to the text message sent to her as of the time of filing this report.