FIJ
On April 6, 2020, under the heavy COVID-19 lockdown, Alfa Arab’s Sienna car was stolen by a mob of street urchins at about 3 am.
At the time, Odusanya was an open-ended, free-for-all 24-apartment community. It was – and still is – a vastly multi-tenanted, rent-controlled community.
With the absence of street lights, Odusanya community became more vulnerable to the brazen acts of street hoodlums and miscreants who clad in the shadows of darkness for their machinations.
FIJ spoke with Mummy Summaya – Arab’s wife – who narrated their pitiable plight. She was saddened by the incident, considering how devoted her husband had always been towards the development of Odusanya community.
“We were not happy at all. It was so disheartening that on getting to where it was parked, we discovered that our only car was missing that morning. It was indeed heart-rending,” she said.
“By the way, my husband still drove me to the hospital the day before the incident with the car. What if the car had not been there? I couldn’t have thought of any possible reason for the car theft.
“My husband, as a Muslim faithful that he is, has contributed immensely to the growth and development of the community.
“His generosity notwithstanding, he maintains the simplicity of mind and holds on to his own way. He never causes troubles for his fellow human beings. It still baffles me that such an undeserving punishment would be meted out to him for no reason.
