Ibrahim Olawale, elder brother of a missing lady, Noimot, shares with GRACE EDEMA how the family tracked her location and uncovered the phone number of a fleeing suspected ritual killer from the hotel manager’s call logs, where she was last seen
How are you related to the missing person?
I’m a brother to Olawale Noimot. She is my parents’ third born. She is 30 years old. I work as a technician at the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company.
Is she married?
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She is a single mother of one.
What happened on the day she went missing?
On Saturday, 19th of July, around past 2 pm, I received a call from one of her neighbours. They had been trying to reach her on the phone, but someone else picked up and said she had an accident and was taken to a hospital in Ikeja, LASUTH.
On their way to the place, they kept calling her number. It rang, but at the gate of the hospital, it went off. They still went in and spoke with hospital staff. They checked all the emergency centres, wards, and even the mortuary, but she wasn’t there.
What did you do next?
We were told to go back to the general hospital to check again. On the way back, my sister and I decided to go and meet some of her neighbours and friends at their place in Maya, Ikorodu, where she had been staying.
They narrated the story to us. They said on Friday, the 18th of July, she left home with her friend for work. When they got to work, around 8:30 am, my sister said she was stepping out and would be back shortly. She told her friend she was going to Ejigbo to see someone and would return.
Did she return?
No. After a while, her friend called to ask where she was, and my sister repeated that she would soon return, but she never did. Her friend ended up sleeping in the hotel where they worked.
What happened the next morning?
Her friend left the hotel around 7:30 am. Later in the day, around 12 or 1 pm, one of my sister’s neighbours came to their compound and asked about her. She found my sister’s son alone at home.
How old is the son?
He’s nine years old.
So, the boy slept alone without his mother?
Yes, alone. That was the neighbour who called my sister’s number, and someone picked up, saying she had an accident and had been taken to the hospital. That was how they alerted others, and a few neighbours went to check.
Did her friend at work explain further what happened?
Yes, she confirmed again that after arriving at work, my sister said she was stepping out briefly. I asked her where they worked and which department. She said my sister worked in the bar section of a hotel.
Yes, I asked for the number of their manager, Mr Wale Onibudo. She gave me the number. She also said the hotel had no name and was located at Ladega.
What happened when you visited the hotel?
My sister, her friend, her neighbour, and I went together. On the way there, her friend pulled me aside to say, ‘They were doing hookup in the hotel.’
When we got to the hotel, I asked to see the manager. The manager’s name is Mr Rafiu. I also met the owner, Mr Wale Onibudo. I asked the manager what he knew. He said on Friday, both my sister and her friend left the hotel that night and never returned.
But her friend earlier said she slept at the hotel. Don’t you think there is a contradiction there?
Yes, that was the contradiction. Her friend claimed she slept over at the hotel that night, but the manager said both of them left around 9 pm and didn’t return. The owner of the hotel also said he saw both of them before he left around 8 pm. So, I wasn’t satisfied because their explanations were conflicting and complicated.
What was your next action?
We left the hotel and went to where my sister had been living. I collected her house key from a neighbour, and we went inside with her son. The next day, Sunday, the 20th of July, we went to the Sagamu Police Division to file a complaint and gave my statement.
What happened thereafter?
Somebody assisted us to track the number of the person we were searching for, because the MTN line was going on and off. The Airtel line had been switched off completely. But the MTN line was still fluctuating—sometimes it was on, sometimes off.
Who helped you with the tracking?
Someone assisted us with that. The person eventually gave us information that the phone operator was going to call. That was the last trace—just before the phone was switched off.
Is the place close to where she lived, around the hotel?
Yes, it’s about 500 meters away—from the hotel to another hotel nearby.
You mentioned there was another issue?
Yes, there was something else we didn’t like. There was an alleged ritualist known to frequent the area; there was a viral video we saw about an Alfa who butchered someone in his house. It raised concerns that he could be involved, though we’re not yet certain.
What did you do about that?
So, my sister and I went to that area to investigate. We made some inquiries and spoke with some members of the community to gather more information. They confirmed that it was true an Alfa lives in that house but is now at large, and the matter has now been transferred to the police station.
Unfortunately, the number we received—the one belonging to Alfa—showed up on the manager’s phone.
How did that happen?
The case was already transferred to Panti. They had Alfa’s phone and the address. They claimed Alfa had forgotten his phone, and he’d been asking them to bring it to him. Well, Alfa isn’t at Panti. He’s at large.
But the two people arrested—one was his neighbour, the other was his in-law. The neighbour said he heard someone screaming around 2 am, shouting, ‘Don’t kill me, let me be!’ until the voice faded—possibly when the person died.
Why didn’t the neighbour intervene?
He said he and Alfa had issues and weren’t on good terms. Alfa usually had multiple women around—about four or five. So, the neighbour assumed he was just fighting with one of them and didn’t check. He also said that the last time he went outside during a fight some time ago, they had threatened to beat him up. He said he didn’t have airtime on his phone to call anyone that night.
The second person arrested lived with Alfa. But on the night in question, he left to go change his clothes, which raised questions; if you live with someone, why would you need to leave to get new clothes? Eventually, he changed his statement. He claimed Alfa gave him something on Friday evening and told him to return the next day with feedback. He gave multiple, inconsistent stories.
So, how did you get Alfa’s number?
When we tracked the last known location of the missing person, my sister, where the phone was switched off—it matched the area mentioned on social media in connection to the news that one ‘Alfa butchered someone.’
We’re still trying to confirm whether the victim is our missing person.
We went to that area on Saturday for our own investigation, just to see if we could gather any physical evidence or information to report to the police.
At the first station, they told us the case had been transferred to the State CID. We were introduced to an officer who took us there. We met the DCO at the CID. He told us to go to Section D4. That’s where we filed a report.
Did you find any relevant evidence there?
Yes, at the crime scene, they had discovered remains: just flesh, no head, no arms, and no legs. The body was dismembered and unidentifiable. We were advised to work with the CID and D4 so that their investigations could align. Maybe if we interrogate their suspects further, we could determine if the dismembered body was our missing person.
We were given a phone number of Alfa, that later appeared in the call logs of the hotel manager, Mr Rafiu. After the suspects were released from the Division, we found out that they still communicated; the latest call was on the 22nd of July.
We checked the manager’s phone (via IPO’s help) and saw direct communication between the suspects and Alfa. This confirmed that they knew each other well. When asked who ‘Khalifa’ was—the name associated with Alfa—the suspect (manager) initially denied knowing. But after pressure and a slap, he confessed that Khalifa was Alfa and his Area brother.
Eventually, one of the staff said that Alfa came to the hotel on Friday evening to drink and was introduced to the missing woman (Noimot) by her friend, Olaitan, and they left together that evening.
What is the police finding?
The police suspected there was more to this case—something hidden. Because of this, the case was transferred to the homicide division, which handles kidnapping and murder.
However, Wale (the hotel owner) is using money and influence to try to suppress the investigation. One of the female officers visited the hotel again last Tuesday with my sister’s colleague (Olaitan). The woman pointed out where the manager and Alfa sat and confirmed their presence that night.
Did the suspect (your sister’s colleague) give consistent statements?
No, the woman gave over five to six different statements. She even claimed one Ola was the missing person’s boyfriend, but when we asked the manager, he said Ola only comes to drink occasionally.
Why wasn’t the suspect detained?
The manager had told police that she was the one who introduced the missing person to the apartment. That’s why they didn’t detain her, despite suspicions.
What’s your take on the police’s attitude, and what’s your appeal?
The police are not taking us seriously at all. I want to appeal to Nigerians and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to please intervene in this case. We carried out most of the tracking ourselves—privately.
When we asked the police to help, they brought nothing to the table.
We are pleading with the authorities to thoroughly investigate this matter. They must find and arrest the Alfa so we can confirm whether the dismembered body found in his house belongs to our sister.
We’ve spent over N1m trying to get justice—moving from place to place, paying for services, making calls—yet we feel abandoned.
The hotel where she was last seen is still operating.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has secured a 14-year jail term for a couple, Abiodun Ogundeji and Happiness Ogundeji, for operating a baby factory in Ilutitun, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The Lagos Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mrs Comfort Agboko, disclosed this during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Ikeja on Tuesday.
Agboko said the conviction followed an 11-year trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
According to her, the case was initially referred to NAPTIP by the Nigerian Immigration Service in January 2014, which led to a detailed investigation.
She explained that preliminary findings revealed that the convicts operated the illegal baby factory at their country home located at No. 10 Sarajo Street, Ilutitun.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the two convicts operated a baby factory at their country home, where underage pregnant girls were brought in and detained against their will, deliberately awaiting delivery of their babies for sale to customers,” Agboko said.
She added that a search of the premises uncovered several items, including hospital cards, eight cars with their keys, two bungalows, N4m in cash found in the trunk of one of the vehicles, a poultry farm and various domestic animals.
Agboko disclosed that NAPTIP obtained a court order on May 12, 2014, from the Federal High Court in Akure to seal and seize the properties found within the premises.
She further stated that after years of prosecution, Justice F. A. Olubanjo found the defendants guilty on a 10-count charge bordering on unlawful detention of victims and deprivation of personal liberty, contrary to Section 19(c) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003.
“The convicts, Ogundeji Happiness Ayodele (female) and Prince Ogundeji Abiodun (male), were on Thursday, February 26, 2026, sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment without an option of fine by the Federal High Court in Akure,” she said.
The court also ordered the forfeiture of the eight cars and two bungalows traced to the convicts as proceeds of crime to the Federal Government of Nigeria through NAPTIP.
Agboko added that the N4m recovered during the investigation was also forfeited to the Federal Government.
“The court further ordered that the properties of the convicts be auctioned and directed that N1m each be paid as restitution to the three victims who testified during the trial,” she said.
Describing the judgment as a landmark achievement, Agboko said it would serve as a strong deterrent to human traffickers.
“This is a landmark conviction that sends a clear warning to perpetrators of human trafficking that, no matter how long it takes, they will eventually face the full wrath of the law,” she said.
She commended the judiciary, the Nigerian Immigration Service, the Nigeria Police in Akure and other stakeholders for their support in securing the conviction.
The conviction adds to a growing list of successes recorded by NAPTIP in its fight against human trafficking nationwide.
Two suspected cultists, identified simply as Monday and Efe, have been shot dead in a fresh wave of cult-related violence in the Ojo area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the killings occurred on Sunday at different locations within the community.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the incident, said the victims were discovered with gunshot wounds.
“Two bodies were found in the community on Sunday with gunshot injuries. We later learnt that the killings were carried out by suspected cultists in what appeared to be a reprisal attack by rival groups. The police subsequently evacuated the bodies,” the source said.
An anti-cultism platform, Confra Naija, alleged in a post on X that one of the victims, Monday, was a former chairman of the Neo Black Movement in Alaba International Market, and was also described by some as a long-time leader of the Aye confraternity in the area.
The platform claimed that Monday had been a target for some time and that a close associate of his, also said to be a former Aye leader, was killed in March last year.
Confra Naija further alleged that the second victim, Efe, was another NBM leader in Ojo, though he was said not to be a regular presence in the area.
According to the platform, Efe was reportedly attacked while outside charging his phone during a power outage. The post alleged that suspected members of a rival group accosted and killed him.
In a video seen by PUNCH Metro, one of the victims was lying in what appeared to be an electronics shop, while gunshots were heard. Another clip showed a man lying motionless with visible gunshot wounds.
Reacting to the incident on X, a user, Roland Inuedo, expressed concern over the spate of violence in Ojo and surrounding areas.
As of the time of filing this report, the Lagos State Police Command had yet to officially confirm the incident. Calls and a text message sent to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, were not responded to.
Cult-related violence has persisted in parts of Lagos despite ongoing efforts by security agencies to curb the menace.
In September 2025, PUNCH Metro reported that residents of Orita Adeba in Lakowe and Sangotedo were thrown into panic after suspected cult clashes left two young men dead in separate reprisal attacks.
The Department of State Services has arrested a 26-year-old man, Udeme Stephen, for allegedly claiming responsibility for the recent attack on the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
Stephen was apprehended following a threat he posted on his X account, @stevetom788, shortly after armed men fired gunshots at the African Democratic Congress secretariat and Chief John Odigie-Oyegun’s residence in Benin, Edo State.
Present at the event were Obi, Odigie-Oyegun, former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Olumide Akpata and some ADC leaders.
In his post, Stephen claimed responsibility for the incident and issued further threats against Obi.
He wrote that Obi was fortunate to have survived the Benin attack and warned that he would not be “that lucky next time,” alleging that his associates would target the former presidential candidate during a planned visit to Rivers State.
“We warned Obi against his entrance into Edo State, but he mistook our resolve for his Obidiots online noise.
“Thank his stars he (Obi) survived this one… I learnt he’s going to my Rivers State… Na my men go handle that one and dem no dey miss target…
“Speak no peace to a bastard and wish him no long life, for he’s destined to die,” Udeme posted.
Speaking on Monday, a top security source disclosed that the DSS immediately launched a covert investigation after the threat was issued.
The source added that operatives deployed forensic analysis to track the suspect.
He identified Stephen as a teacher at Jessica High School in Eliozu, located in the Umuehere Community of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“No sooner had Stephen issued the threat than DSS operatives began a covert investigation, deploying forensic analysis to track and arrest him.
“The suspect is 26 years old, called Udeme Monday Stephen, and teaches at Jessica High School in Eliozu, Rivers State, at Umuehere Community, in Obio-Akpor LGA of the state.
“I strongly believe that the outcome of the agency’s forensic investigations implicated the suspect.
“Stephen is currently in custody and will soon be charged in court,” the statement said.
