By Evelyn Usman

The Akilo family has appealed to the Lagos State Police Command to intensify  investigation into the mysterious disappearance of  its member, one Abass Akilo, since November last year,with a view to unraveling the circumstance behind the disappearance and  bringing those behind it to book.

*Abass Akilo, the missing man

The missing relative identified as Abass Akilo, reportedly left his residence at 5 Oshodi street, in Majidun area of Ikorodu, for Ijebu-Ode, without any word from him since then.

In a petition to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko, the family, alleged  that its missing relative’s neighbour  identified as Sikiru, conspired  with others to kidnap 69-year-old  Abass.

Although there has been no phone call  where ransom was demanded from  the Akilos , which would have suggested that Abass was  kidnapped, but  lawyer to the  family in the petition, stated that Siriku was the only person  Abass informed about his journey and that he was also,  the only person he (Abass) called to inform that  he had reached his purported destination.

The petition read in part: “Sikiru has wittingly confided in one of our clients’ family members that he knows the whereabouts of Mr Akilo and that the family should take steps towards mobilizing a ransom whenever the suspected kidnappers come calling.

To us, this statement from Sikiru gravely indicts him and we believe that the said Sikiru  might be one of the   kidnappers who abducted Mr Abass Akilo, with the sole purpose of extorting our clients. It is in the light o f the foregoing, that  we hereby , appeal to you to investigate  and unravel the circumstances of this case that is shrouded in secrecy”