The woman in the attached photo, Bolarinwa Alice Falade, went missing last week, just a few days to her 50th birthday. She lives with her son, Adetayo, in Owode-Ibeshe area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, and had taken a stroll on November 17 but did not return home. Adetayo, who spoke to PUNCH correspondent, said he became apprehensive when his mother did not return home and her phone was switched off.

“She’s always the only one at home whenever I go to work; so, when I got home from work Tuesday, I noticed she was not at home, but normally if she wants to go out, she would call me to tell me where she would put the key. When I got home that day, I discovered the door was locked, checked where she used to put the key and discovered it was there, so I entered the apartment and relaxed.

“After a while, I tried calling her phone around 6pm, it rang and nobody picked till it was switched off. I became worried because she does not stay long outside because of her ailment; I went to her friend’s place where she normally goes, but was told the woman travelled 2 weeks earlier and it had been a while since my mum went there. I asked people around and they confirmed the woman was not around.

“I waited till around 8pm before I called her siblings to know if she was with them, but they said she was not and since then, we have not seen her. Her disappearance has affected me because she’s the only one I have and I’m the only one staying with her at the moment. She was supposed to celebrate her 50th birthday on November 29.” Adetayo added that he reported the matter at the Ipakodo Police Station.

Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the disappearance said, “The matter was reported at Ipakodo Police Station, but the son was advised to go and find out about her whereabouts from their relations and come back to the station after 24 hours if she was still missing, but he never came back. Let the family go back to the station so that a proper record will be taken and the police will know the next step to take.”

PS: If you have any useful info on the woman's whereabouts, please call Telephone No. 07017235360.

SOURCES:
https://mobile.twitter.com/aladeto4christ/status/1329313798033977345

https://punchng.com/ailing-lagos-mother-disappears-days-to-birthday/