A Lagos resident, Mr. Sunday Joseph Isiabor, has entreated President Bola Tinubu to interven in unraveling the mystery surrounding his brother, Anthony’s disappearance in Belgium.
Anthony Isiabor, had gone missing after arriving in Belgium eight years ago, Joseph told The Guardian.
In the interview, the distraught sibling blamed their cousin, Doris Usiagwu, accusing her of abducting the 43-year-old and using him for slavery.
He said under false pretence of helping their poor family Doris facilitated Anthony’s relocation to Belgium where she is based in 2015 and since then, he has been unreachable
The interview extract: “My family, especially my mother, has been worried over the situation, and has been in and out of hospital as a result.
“In 2020, when Doris came back to Nigeria for a burial, I arranged with the Department of State Service (DSS) for her arrest, but was prevented by my kinsmen from doing so. I was told the matter would be handled traditionally without public escalation, but sadly, nothing has been done.
“Going forward, I have written to several agencies and bodies, like the National Human Right Commission, Abuja and Lagos Branch, Ministry of Foreign affairs, Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Belgium Embassy, Chairman Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), and the Nigeria ambassador to Belgium, for possible intervention, yet nothing has happened.
“When I approached NAPTIP, at Ikeja Zonal Command, for proper investigation and repatriation of Doris over my missing brother, the matter was transferred to Abuja and assigned to one Mr. George to investigate, while Mr. Daniel Atokolo stood as the Director of Investigation.
“Although the preliminary level of the investigation looked positive, later it became fruitless as nothing useful came out of it.
“I was told that NAPTIP lacks the power to arrest anyone living outside the shores of the country. I feel that Doris had collaborated with the investigator to truncate the matter.”
Isiabor called on Tinubu, Foreign affairs Minister, Yusuf Mataima Tuggar, Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, as well as all traditional rulers in Edo State, and other stakeholders, to help end his family predicament.
