17-Year-Old Hameedah Akinbode Missing in Lagos: Family Seeks Public Help

17-Year-Old Hameedah Akinbode Missing in Lagos: Family Seeks Public Help

  • Seventeen-year-old Hameedah Akinbode has been missing from her Bariga home since October 20, leaving her family distraught and searching for answers
  • Her mother, Mrs Rukayat Akinbode, says Hameedah told them she was visiting a friend in Oshodi, yet rumours suggest she may have been heading to an Islamic event
  • Desperate for help, Mrs Akinbode has filed a report with the police and is urging anyone with information to come forward

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Mrs Rukayat Akinbode is seeking the public's help to find her 17-year-old daughter, Hameedah, who has gone missing.

She was last seen leaving their home in Bariga and has been missing since October 20, 2024.

Girl missing, family seeks public help
Girl missing, family seeks public help. Photo credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Rumours circulated that Hameedah had left home to attend an Islamic event, but her mother said that She had told them she would visit a friend in Oshodi.

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The family were very concerned when Hameedah did not return home.

“She’s my first child. She told us on Sunday morning that she was going to Oshodi to give something to a friend. She was at our mosque that morning before she left.

The mother said the case was reported at Ifako Police Station. They also visited Area F and Zone 2 headquarters.

The worried mother is appealing for anyone with information to contact their local police station to help find Hameedah.

When asked about the case, Ayuba Ummah, spokesperson for Zone 2 command, said she hadn't seen the report but would investigate.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the last video posted on Celine Ndudim's Facebook account has sparked emotional reactions.

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Celine Ndudim and her friend Afiba Tandoh reportedly travelled from Port Harcourt to Abia state to see a man they met on Facebook. According to a human rights activist on Instagram, Harrison Gwamnishu, Celine and Afiba were later held hostage and subsequently declared missing shortly after their trip.

In the meantime, the search for the missing man continues, and anyone with information on his whereabouts has been urged to contact the relevant authorities or the missing person's family.

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

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