Mystery as wedding guests vanish with jeep without trace
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Three friends have disappeared without a single trace for six days after they attended a wedding on 28 August hail and hearty. The Lexus jeep they drove to the ceremony cannot be found. No kidnapper has made contact with their relatives and friends.
Family members and loved ones say they after perplexed as Alaefula Collins, Promise Mmadu, and Victor Chibuike failed to return from the wedding in Isiala Mbano Council in Imo last Sunday.
Other guests confirmed the trio left for their homes after the ceremony but have not received feedback from them.
Their mobile phones cannot be reached. And there is no sign of an accident involving them.
The police, too, are clueless about their whereabouts.
Promise’s brother, Fortune, said the sudden disappearance of the victims is of serious concern to their families and have lodged reports with the police.
“They left a wedding ceremony at Isiala Mbano on Sunday and didn’t get home. Up till now, we haven’t seen them. Their phone numbers are permanently switched off.
“We have sent them messages on their social media handles and no reply. We have reported it to the police,” Fortune narrated to The PUNCH.
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Frantic search
Civil activist Theodore Uba disclosed the victims drove to the wedding in a gray colour Lexus RX 330 jeep but their families have declared them missing having failed to return home.
“The three young men, Alaefula Collins, Promise Mmadu and Victor Chibuike, who base in Owerri, Imo State, attended a wedding ceremony in Isiala Mbano LGA on Sunday, August 28, 2022, with a gray colour Lexus RX 330, have been unable to return to their respective homes after the event.
“Efforts to reach them through their mobile devices and social media handles proved abortive. None of their family members have been able to figure out their current location up till now,” Uba explained in a statement, reported by The PUNCH.
“However, we have launched a search for them and have also reported the matter to the state Criminal Investigation Department, Owerri, Imo State, for their swift intervention.
“If you have any information regarding the sudden disappearance of these three young men or update about this ongoing investigation, please contact me or report to the nearest police station.”