Dotse Dzrekey
The man identified as Engineer Dotse Dzrekey, suddenly disappeared after attending the church service in Lagos.
The police in Lagos State are now investigating the sudden disappearance of the man.
According to Punch Metro, the 59-year-old Dotse, who worked in an
oil company in Accra, Ghana, had come to Lagos to attend a prayer
programme at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun.
It was gathered that on Thursday, May 5, the Ghanaian arrived at
Lagos with a compatriot, Don Emmanuel. They were reported to have lodged
at a hotel in the Ikotun area.
Punch Metro reports that the duo had gone for a service at the
Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, and were walking out of the
auditorium, when the engineer got lost in the crowd.
Emmanuel was said to have waited at the entrance of the auditorium even as there was no trace of his friend.
Subsequently, Emmanuel returned to the hotel where they lodged. As
of the time of filing this report, the victim had not been found.
The matter was reported at the Ikotun Police Division.
In an interview with Punch Metro, Emmanuel said he had assumed that
Dotse had decided to return alone to Ghana, until he (Emmanuel) was
called on the telephone by Dotse’s family members that they had yet to
see him.
He said, “This is my second time in Lagos. I am a SCOAN member
in Ghana. I come to Lagos for prayers. Dotse and I came to Lagos on May 5
and we checked into a hotel not on the SCOAN premises.
“We had been going for several prayer sessions. On Sunday,
after the church service ended, there were a lot of people coming out.
In that process, I discovered he was no longer with me. I went back into
the building to check, but he was not there. He was not with a mobile
phone.
“I alerted some of the church ushers, who said nobody was
found. I thought that he had taken another route and gone to the guest
house. I got to the hotel, but he was not there as well.
“There was little SCOAN could do since it was not their guest
house we lodged in. I went to the police station on Monday and reported
the matter. The police took my statement. But since May 9, neither I nor
his family members in Ghana have got any update.
“He did not return to Ghana because his family members called
me that he had not returned. The Ghanaian High Commission is also aware
of this incident.”
The engineer’s younger brother, Jacob Dzrekey, told Punch Metro
that the family members in Ghana were distraught, urging the police to
investigate the case.
He said, “He has three children. He had some challenges and he came for special prayers. But nobody has seen him ever since then.
“The family members are distressed. His company in Accra has
been communicating with us to use all channels in Lagos to get him
back.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos,
confirmed the incident, adding that the family had not reported back at
the police station.
She said, “The Ghanaian had some mental challenges and was
brought to SCOAN for deliverance. He, however, escaped to an unknown
destination. The complainant dropped the victim’s picture and left with a
police extract. Ever since then, they have yet to report back at the
station.”
A member of the SCOAN media team, Patrick Iwelunmor, said the
church authorities would meet over the matter on Friday (today) and get
back to our correspondent.
He said, “I just heard about this incident. The church
authorities have been given your contact. They will get back to you
after meeting on Friday.”
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