A Nigerian lady has raised an alarm over an alleged incident involving a ‘Keke driver’ who reportedly absconded with goods valued at ₦90,000.
According to her account, the driver was entrusted with delivering the goods to their designated recipient but failed to do so, disappearing without a trace. The incident reportedly occurred on the evening of Tuesday, December 24, around 7:30 p.m., and has left the lady distraught and tirelessly searching for the missing items ever since.
She shared her ordeal via social media, revealing that the missing goods included cake-making tools worth ₦60,000, alongside ready-to-fry frozen small chops valued at ₦35,000.
The items were reportedly meant for a baker who had entrusted her with purchasing and arranging the delivery. The lady explained that she had coordinated with the baker to meet halfway at Berger to facilitate the handover, given the logistical challenges posed by traffic and roadblocks in the area.
Despite her efforts to ensure a smooth delivery, circumstances forced her to rely on the services of a tricycle operator, also known as a ‘Keke driver,’ to complete the last leg of the journey. She provided the driver with specific instructions and even took the precaution of noting down the vehicle's front plate number before handing over the goods.
However, the driver, after collecting the agreed-upon delivery fee, failed to fulfill his promise and disappeared along with the items. Thirty minutes after the handover, the intended recipient, who was waiting at Magodo Gate, contacted the lady to report that neither the driver nor the package had arrived.
Alarmed, the lady returned to Berger later that evening, determined to locate the driver. She spent hours combing through the area, scrutinizing every Keke Maruwa that passed by, but her efforts yielded no results. She also sought assistance from the local park chairman, providing him with the plate number in hopes of identifying the driver.
Although the initial investigation led to the identification of a different driver, it was later confirmed that the actual culprit had been wearing a red polo shirt on the day of the incident, distinguishing him from the initially suspected individual.
Her search for the missing items extended over the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays, during which she visited various parks and spoke to ticketers, hoping to track down the elusive driver. One lead suggested that the tricycle might operate out of Ogba, as tricycles from that area often load Isheri-bound passengers at night.
Despite her relentless efforts, the goods remain unrecovered. The lady has since issued a public appeal, urging those who frequent the Ogba-Berger-Isheri-Magodo route to be on the lookout for the Keke bearing the specified plate number.
While she remains hopeful about recovering the stolen items, she has expressed a particular desire to retrieve the cake-making tools, emphasizing their importance to the baker’s business, even if the frozen small chops are unrecoverable.
FULL STATEMENT:
“Pls if you ply Ogba-Berger-Isheri-Magodo pls help me look out for this Keke and plate number. He carried goods worth 90k and ran away. He never delivered it. I’ve spoken with their park chairman, I’ve been restless for 4 days. Since 7:30 pm on Tuesday 24th.”
“Little backstory, I help bakers buy cake stuff. So I went to Ojota earlier to get cake stuff for a baker worth 60k. Then she asked me to add ready-to-fry frozen small chops worth 35k.”
“I did that and she kept looking for dispatch but she did not see. So I told her let’s meet at Berger so it will be easier for the dispatch in case they didn’t want to come to Berger.”
“I went out to buy more prawns for my prawn in mayo and Bama mayonnaise from Jendol in Berger. By the time I came back, I had too much stuff already and the small chops and cake stuff were still with me.”
“Carrying everything on a bike wasn’t even an option because the roads were also blocked and my Keke man said he could not enter the traffic. It’s just a waste of fuel. So I told the baker that I’d help her send it through Keke to Magodo Gate.”
“And she will pick from the gate. So I left my stuff at a customer’s shop in Berger bus stop and quickly went to give Keke going to Magodo. I saw one Alfa and he said his Keke is full I should give the next one.”
“The next one that came was this unfortunate Keke man. We talked to the security in front of him and told him who to give the package to since that’s his usual route. He said the receiver should go and wait for him at the gate that he cannot wait.”
“The woman said she’s at the gate already because her house is close to the gate. He said ok, took the package, collected the fee for delivery from me, and left. Before he left, I had snapped his front plate. I didn’t really get his face or the full picture of the Keke.”
“I sent it to the woman that that’s the Keke she should look out for. 30 mins passed and she called that NO ONE had called her and she hadn’t set eyes on that Keke plate number.”
“At around 8, I went back there, the Alfa I was initially meant to give said he had done 2 trips after when I last saw him so I should wait, the man will come back.”
“I stayed till past 11 checking all the number plates of the Keke Maruwa going and coming. He never came back and he also never got to Magodo Gate. He just carried everything and ran.”
“I gave the chairman the plate that night. The one they knew as 638 was a man called Baba Kasali. They thought it was him and they held him but I said it wasn’t him/ he wasn’t wearing Ankara. He wore a red polo shirt that day not Ankara. If I see him, I recognize him but that’s it. All I have is the number plates. On Christmas Day I was there. Boxing Day, I was there. Even yesterday.”
“I was directed to the ticketer. He said the chairman has informed him but they have not seen that Keke. Means that it’s from Ogba. Because Ogba Keke loads Isheri at nighttime there.”
“So I’m going to Ogba park now to meet the ticketers there. I just want to find this stuff even if he has eaten the small chops. He should sha give me the cake tools.”
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