Since December 16, 2021, one 35- year- old lady named Mercy Henry, has gone missing. All efforts to locate the mother of two whereabouts have been unsuccessful so far. But it seems there is a glimpse of hope as one suspect is currently helping with the investigation at the police custody where he is being kept.
According to the information surrounding the news, the suspect’ s name is given as Mayowa Timothy Bamidele, he is somewhat a traditional healer. He reportedly received a sum of N30, 000 from one of the friends of the missing woman on her instruction. But as soon as the money was paid into his account, the woman’ s number could not be reachable again.
In sharing more information about what transpired, the father of the missing lady, Pa Henry Ekienabor, said Mercy had told her family she was going to Ijegun, a suburb in Lagos State on December 16, 2021, and has not been seen since then.
” On December 16, I got a call from my son that Mercy didn’ t return home to sleep. She had told everyone she was going to Ijegun, but she didn’ t mention the name of the person she was going to see. That same night, her siblings started calling all her friends, asking if they had heard or seen Mercy
” One of her friends residing at Port Harcourt, named Ayo, said that she spoke with Mercy at noon. She said that Mercy called, asking for a loan of N30, 000, that she needed it for treatment at a ” trado- medical home” , that she was short of blood and getting leaner.
” Ayo told us that she paid the money into a First Bank account bearing the name, ‘ Mayowa Timothy Bamidele, ‘ given to her by Mercy. The money landed in the account at 1: 59 pm and 2: 02 p. m. , Mercy’ s phone number stopped going. Since then, we’ ve not been able to reach her, ” the father said.
Meanwhile, police immediately went to First Bank and got the information of the recipient of the money. That was how he was arrested. Meanwhile, the lady is yet to be found as police said they are still investigating the matter to ascertain where the woman is.
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