“We Are Desperate for News”: Family of Retired Police Officer Raises Alarm

Retired Superintendent of Police Emmanuel Ahmed has been missing since July 23, 2026, after leaving his home in Abeokuta to meet a Fulani man with whom he had a cattle-rearing arrangement.

His son has expressed concern, noting that his father is hypertensive and the family is desperate to establish that he is alive.

A Father Disappears

ValidViewNetwork gathered that a retired Superintendent of Police, Emmanuel Ahmed, has gone missing after leaving his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to meet a Fulani man with whom he had a cattle-rearing arrangement.

Ahmed’s son, Emmanuel Nehemiah, told PUNCH Metro on Sunday, September 6, 2026, that his father left home on July 23, 2026, after receiving a call from the Fulani man, identified as Muhammed Saleh, who invited him to meet at Rounder, along Ayetoro Road, and then proceed to Alamutu Market to sell two cows.

A Routine Meeting Turns Sinister

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Nehemiah said his father told his wife that Saleh had called him about the sale before leaving home on his motorcycle to meet him.

“On July 23, the Fulani man called my father and told him that it was market day at Alamutu in Ogun State, where cows, goats and other livestock were sold. He asked my father to meet him at a place called Rounder so that they could go to the market together and sell the cows,” Nehemiah recounted.

“My father left home and went to Rounder to meet him. As a retired Superintendent of Police, he knew some of the police officers at a checkpoint there and stopped to exchange pleasantries with them”.

The Last Sighting

When the family started looking for him, police officers at the checkpoint told them that they had seen Ahmed with the Fulani man on his Bajaj motorcycle.

“They said my father had carried the man on the motorcycle and was returning to Abeokuta from the direction of Alamutu market,” Nehemiah said.

That was the last confirmed sighting of his father, who did not return home that night despite efforts by family members to reach him.

The Investigation

The family reported the matter to the police, and the case was initially handled by the division covering the area before it was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department and the anti-kidnapping unit at Eleweran.

“We obtained the Fulani man’s telephone number and began trying to trace his movements and identify people who had been in contact with him. The man’s number, as well as my father’s numbers, has been switched off,” Nehemiah said.

A Family in Despair

Nehemiah expressed concern that no significant progress had been communicated to the family since the case was transferred.

He stressed that their immediate concern was to establish that the retired policeman was alive and safe, particularly because he is hypertensive.

“My father is also hypertensive, so we are particularly concerned about his safety and health. Our immediate concern is to establish that he is alive, safe and in excellent condition, and then work towards bringing him back home,” he added.

Police Response

When contacted on Sunday, the Ogun State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Opeyemi Oluborode, confirmed the incident.

He noted that the Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, had since directed the anti-kidnapping unit of the command to ensure the safe return of the missing retired police officer.

“The command is aware of the incident. As soon as the matter was reported, the CP directed the anti-kidnapping unit to ensure that the man was rescued safely and reunited with his family. The command is not relenting in its efforts to ensure the safe return of the man,” Oluborode said.

A Lesson for Nigerian Youths

This story is a reminder that no one is safe from the scourge of kidnapping. A retired police officer, someone who spent his life protecting others, has now disappeared.

For young Nigerians, the lesson is clear: security is a collective responsibility.

Demand better security. Support law enforcement. And never forget that the fight for safety and justice is a fight worth fighting.