The family of Olaloye Olatunde, the Vice Principal of Ipele Community High School, Owo, in Owo LGA of Ondo State, has raised the alarm over his mysterious disappearance from a popular hotel in Akure, the state capital.
According to the wife of the missing vice principal, Mrs Adenike Olaloye, she lost contact with her husband last Wednesday after he travelled to the hotel for a workshop, where he was invited as a participant.
The wife, now hospitalised after breaking her leg during the search for her husband, disclosed that her husband travelled from Owo to Akure on Sunday, August 24, 2025, to attend a week-long Child Labour Programme organised by Trace Project, Akure, in partnership with Charakids Foundation.
Mrs Adenike stated that her husband called her after checking into Sunview Hotel, Alagbaka, where all participants were lodged.
She said, “We spoke regularly until Wednesday. By Friday, his phone was no longer reachable. The seminar was supposed to end that day, but I never heard from him again.
“I was the one who arranged his bag before he travelled. That same bag was what they later found in his hotel room. Sadly, they had already packed it out without telling me.”
Also, the missing vice principal’s elder brother, Mr. Zacheus Olaloye, alleged the hotel is not cooperating with the family in the search for his sibling, stressing that efforts to access the CCTV footage of the hotel has been frustrating.
“When my brother’s wife called me that she hadn’t seen my brother, I went to Sunview. The staff initially told me that all participants had checked out. But later I discovered the bag they said was abandoned was my brother’s own, with his clothes and shoes still inside,” he said.
He further alleged that the organizers of the event and the hotel failed to reach out to the family formally after Olatunde disappeared.
“Sunview has not called us, and the organisers have done nothing tangible to help us find my brother. We are the ones chasing everyone. They should help us.”
Reacting to the development, the manager of Sunview Hotel, Kenneth Ekpeyong, and another staff, Mrs Oluwaseyi Adebayo, stated that all participants were well accounted for.
“On August 24, 49 participants arrived, later increasing to 58. On Friday, we organised an Asun Night for them, as part of our hospitality package. Some left that night, while others checked out on Saturday,” Adebayo said.
According to Adebayo, one of the facilitators instructed the hotel to clear the belongings in Room 305, claiming the occupant had travelled to sign teachers’ salary vouchers.
“We used our master card to open the room, packed the bag, and documented it. Later we were told it was the vice principal’s bag.
“From our CCTV, we saw him on Wednesday, and then again on Thursday morning, August 28, at exactly 6:17 a.m., when he walked out of the hotel and never returned. That is why the room was eventually opened,” Adebayo added.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed that investigation has commenced into the matter.
He appealled to the public to provide information that will assist in locating the missing vice principal.
