Popular driver missing in Ikorodu

Mr Adelani Olanrewaju Adedeji of no 12, Ajenifuja CAC road, Benson bus stop Bayeku- Idunko, in Ikorodu area of Lagos state has been reported missing.

Adedeji popularly known as ‘angel mi’ was said to have left his house early Saturday July 23, 2016 between 4- 5.30 am to take a client to Idi- Iroko area of Ogun state from Bayeku. A driver by profession, Adedeji used to ply Ikorodu -Igbogbo- bayeku axis with his Mazda 323f car regularly and also used his car for charter outside his regular route.

His younger sister, Aderonke said Adedeji decided to venture into transportation when he couldn’t get a job after graduating from the University of Lagos. He was said to have started with a motorcycle before he became a car owner which he started using for transportation three years ago.

His fiancée, Bimbo said he got a call from one of his regular clients on Friday evening while they were taking fresh air in front of their house and Adedeji had instructed that she woke him up the next day around 4.am so as not to miss his appointment.

According to Bimbo, she woke him up around 4.am that faithful Saturday but Adedeji said he wanted to sleep some more. Bimbo said she dozed off and woke up around 5.30 am but her man was already gone.

“We were in front of the house because there was no light when his phone rang and from his response, my understanding was that the person on the other side wants to charter him outside Ikorodu. My suspicion was confirmed when he asked me to wake him up by 4.am the next morning that he would be taking a client to Idi-Iroko from Bayeku.

“I woke him up the next morning and he said he wanted to sleep for another hour and by the time I woke up around 5.30am to wake him so as not be late, he had left the house and that was when I started calling his line but till now, his number is switched off and he hasn’t returned.” Bimbo explained in tears.

On why she didn’t ask for the details of the client from Adedeji and why she didn’t report at the police station till four days after, she responded that it was not the first time he would travel like that and so didn’t feel it was necessary to ask for his clients’ details.

She stated further that, “Sometimes when he travels out of town and it is very late, he would call that he won’t be back till the next day. I initially thought it was a network problem when his line wasn’t connecting so I sent him a text message to call me. When I didn’t hear from him till the afternoon, I assumed he must have gotten to the border town and decided to wait for him to call. I had to inform his family when he didn’t show up the next day and after searching for him ourselves to no avail, we went to the police station on Tuesday but we were asked to come back to file a missing person’s report on Wednesday if he didn’t show up that day.”

Adelani Olanrewaju Adedeji is 40 years old, dark in complexion, about 5feet 10inches tall and very chubby in stature. He was said to be wearing a white, blue and red stripe shirt the morning he left his house. He drives a Mazda 323f car with registration number KRD 946 DV, ashes colour.

When the police public relations officer for Lagos state command was contacted, DSP Dolapo Badmos confirmed that a missing person’s case was reported at the Ikorodu police division and that investigation is ongoing to locate Adedeji’s whereabouts. DSP Badmos said all hands were on deck to find and reunite Adedeji with his family.