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The Family Members Of Elijah Bassey are seeking public assistance to help locate their father, who is mentally challenged and has gone missing in the Ajuwon community of Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State.

PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday that Bassey went missing in August 2024 after his elder brother, identified only as Ekpo, left to get him food at the house where he was staying.

Samuel, the missing man’s son, told our correspondent on Monday that they had searched the entire community and even reported the incident to the Zone 2 Police Command to locate his whereabouts.

He said, “My dad was dealing with mental health issues and was taken from Ajuwon to our village in Akwa Ibom. A few weeks later, a family member travelled to the town to bring him back.

“When he returned, our uncle, with whom he was staying, said he went out to buy food, but by the time he came back, our father was nowhere to be found. We’ve reported the matter to the police.”

During a phone interview with our correspondent on Monday, Bassey’s daughter, Rebecca, recounted a similar incident and appealed to kind-hearted Nigerians for assistance in locating their father.

She said, “My father wasn’t feeling well, and we were advised to take him to our village in Akwa Ibom for proper care. One of his brothers there assured us that he would look after him.

“We travelled to the village, but after a few days, a family member went there to bring him back to Lagos.

“I live in Ilorin with my husband, but when I heard my father had been brought back to Lagos, I travelled there. Upon arriving, I was shocked to learn that he had gone missing just a few days after his return. I am pleading with Nigerians to help us find him.”

Inspector Olanrewaju Isaac from the Zone 2 Police Command, who said he had been assisting the family in the search for their missing father, told our correspondent that the family was eager to find him to confirm his well-being.

“No one has been implicated. The family wants to determine whether the man is alive and to discover his whereabouts.

“The case was initially reported at the Ajuwon Police Station before being escalated to Zone 2 for further investigation. Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to approach the nearest police station,” he said.

Source: https://punchng.com/family-seeks-help-as-mentally-challenged-father-goes-missing/

Have You Seen This Mentally Unstable Man 😨

Je will definitely come back.

For South West.

This is serious.

They probably saw him as a joke till he left the house

That's why you should always lock the door when leaving a dementia patient.

Sometimes they just wander without knowing where they are going, and they can be easily decieved as they are 100% oblivious of everything. It's so sad.

I pray bad people have not taken him for organs.

December is approaching pls people should be careful oooo. this time they use both men and women.

Eleph:
This is serious.

The Thing Tire Me

May he be found in Jesus name amen

May be found in the universe name Amen ..

May God Almighty show him mercy and let him return home and get healed
People are going through a lot in this nation

Too much wahala in this country

Sheistoopretty:
98% of Nigerian men are mentally unstable.

Stop using your family data as a yardstick

For this our ajuwon.... May he be found alive....

Sad.

Nigeria is in hell cos agents of Satan are now running the affairs of state.

Op. Change your topic title to Ogun. Ajuwon/ifo is Awori/Egba land in Ogun and not Lagos.

Who was the person that brought him to Lagos now

I pray he is found soon. Mental challenge is one ailments I don't even wish for my enemy. This a reminder to guard your mind

That's how my friend's dad went missing sine 2016 nd till date hasn't made it back.

Ometereh6:
N1000 is like a million Naira to me right now, if you help, consider yourself saving a soul today, I will be so grateful.

You better go push wheelbarrow. Keep on fooling your self after voting for APC.

go to radio for announcement ,its free, just get document from the police station . go to as many radio stations as possible. my dad got missing like that and he was miraculously found. you can also be checking govt hospitals emergency ward.