Police begin probe, says Hundeyin

The sudden disappearance of 38-year-old Ayisat Olapoju in Lagos has unsettled the family.

The mother of four, who went missing in Oshodi area of Lagos, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, had on the fateful day told her sister that she wanted to buy something for the children in Oshodi, but she never returned.

Our reporter gathered that the fair-complexioned woman, who speaks Yoruba and English fluently, was said to be mentally unstable when she lost her last born in 2021 and has been in and out of hospital ever since.

Narrating their ordeal, her sister-in-law, Deborah Olapoju, said Ayisat had five children, but lost her last child in 2021 and she became depressed and started experiencing mental disorder.

“She started behaving abnormally whenever she thought about the loss of her son and was often rushed to the hospital whenever she’s in crisis.

“On Monday, June 26, 2023, she became sick again and was taken to the Federal Neuro – Psychiatric Hospital, Cappa Branch and was discharged on

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and my brother dropped her and her elder sister at Oshodi around 12:00p.m. because he works in Apapa. So, he gave her his Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) card for use to Sango, Ogun State.

“Her sister said she went to visit one of her friends in Oshodi and after a while, she left to get something for the children.

“She left her sister and her friend without holding any money, and her friend told her senior sister to follow her, but she said that she would return when she realised that she did not have money with her.

“They noticed that it took her too long to return and they started looking for her, and up till now, she has not been found.

“We reported to Akinpelu Police Station, Oshodi. She didn’t go to Sango and didn’t visit her. Her mother is in Ibadan and she didn’t go there.”

Meanwhile, the police in Lagos have commenced investigation into the matter.

Spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident, said: “The case was reported at the station and we are investigating. We plead for cooperation from Lagosians to alert a nearby police station if they see her.” (The Guardian)

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