Mr. Adetona Olaoluwa is a dedicated Globacom employee who served the company extensively across multiple states. Reports indicate he worked as a Rollout Manager for Globacom Telecommunications.
According to family sources, Mr. Olaoluwa was posted to Owerri, Imo State, to execute a project for Globacom alongside an Indian and an Ivorian colleague
Mr. Olaoluwa, whose duties involved site acquisition for Globacom, was no stranger to assignments in the Eastern region. However, on the day in question, he was sent to Umuaka village in Orlu Local Government Area alongside two foreign team members
When Mr. Olaoluwa’s wife tried reaching him, her initial calls went straight through to an unreachable line. A subsequent call was answered by an unknown voice who insulted her without issuing a ransom demand. Confused, she contacted his office only to be told her husband had been kidnapped while his two colleagues narrowly escaped
According to his wife, Globacom urged her to keep the incident quiet, promising to lead efforts to secure his release. She further claims the company later informed her that a N2 million ransom had been paid, yet her husband was never freed
According to the family, Globacom urged the wife to falsely claim her husband worked as a driver instead of a Rollout Manager. They allege the company provided no reason for this request
As weeks passed, the matter reached the Imo State Police Command. Despite multiple meetings and assurances from the Commissioner of Police that efforts were ongoing, the wife grew increasingly skeptical of their explanations ultimately threatening to go to the media to demand action
Following her warning to go public, the family claims the wife was targeted with threatening calls from hidden numbers. They allege that anyone who tried to step in and champion the missing staffer's cause received similar intimidation from unidentified callers
The wife subsequently sought the assistance of broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat to publicize her husband's disappearance. According to her, Hamzat held a closed-door meeting with Globacom management without including her, after which he asked what compensation or resolution she wanted from the telecom giant
I will not go further into Oriyomi Hamzat’s involvement in this matter for now, When these efforts failed to yield results, Mr. Olaoluwa’s wife escalated the matter to the Inspector-General of Police. However, family members allege that despite official acknowledgment of the petition, no meaningful investigation followed, and they remained subject to ongoing threats warning them to keep quiet
According to the family, many early supporters of the case gradually pulled back over time. Seeking legal backing, they retained the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Oladapo to handle the matter. When interviewed, SAN Oladapo confirmed that multiple petitions were dispatched to Globacom, though the company failed to respond and explanation that ultimately left the family dissatisfied
Family sources confirm that two petitions were dispatched to Globacom and another to the Inspector-General of Police. While all three documents were formally acknowledged, no concrete action followed. Mr. Adetona Olaoluwa has been missing since last year
Approximately five months ago, Globacom representatives reportedly visited his wife to request her bank details, after which regular salary payments for Mr. Olaoluwa began arriving in her account. However, his wife maintained that she does not want financial compensation, demanding instead that her husband be found and safely returned
The family maintains that earlier supporters abandoned the cause after being compromised or intimidated. Consequently, they have brought the matter to the VNV (Vibrant Nifemi Vibrant) platform, trusting its commitment to uncover the truth regardless of threats
A year after Mr. Adetona Olaoluwa vanished, official answers remain nonexistent. His family alleges a pattern of intimidation and compromise: advocates trying to help were met with anonymous threats, while others walked away from the case immediately after meeting with Globacom
The family is appealing to the general public and human rights advocates to shine a spotlight on this case, urging Globacom and relevant security agencies to account for Mr. Adetona Olaoluwa’s disappearance
Despite alleged efforts to silence key parties and keep this story out of the press, we stand firm. We respectfully demand that Globacom Chairman Chief Mike Adenuga, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigeria Police Force, and the DSS order a thorough, uncompromised investigation into the ongoing disappearance of Mr. Adetona Olaoluwa.
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