A law firm, Abope Chambers, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police over the disappearance of two employees of Jaza Energy, who have reportedly been missing since September 9 while on official assignments in Edo and Imo states.

In an open petition dated October 12, 2026, the lawyers urged the police to conduct a thorough investigation into the whereabouts of Oluwagbenga Akinluyi and Samuel Adesanya Bilewomo, both site validators attached to the company’s Ibadan branch.

The firm, acting on behalf of the missing workers’ families, also called on Jaza Energy’s management, including its Managing Director, Adeboye Fowora, to provide information that could help establish the circumstances surrounding their disappearance and aid efforts to locate them.

According to the petition, the two employees were deployed to Edo State on August 31 before proceeding to Imo State.

Their families reportedly last communicated with them by telephone or WhatsApp on September 9, after which repeated attempts to reach them proved unsuccessful.

Akinluyi was last contacted at about noon, while Bilewomo’s last communication was reportedly at approximately 12.40 p.m. on the same day.

The lawyers said the families had raised concerns with the company over their inability to reach the workers. They added that company representatives had asked the families for more time to allow security personnel to intervene.

However, the families alleged that the employer had yet to provide a satisfactory account of the steps taken to locate the missing men.

The petition followed letters reportedly delivered to Jaza Energy’s Ibadan branch on October 2 and its Lagos headquarters on October 5, seeking information about the circumstances of the disappearance and efforts to trace the employees.

The firm said the company had neither acknowledged receipt of the letters nor responded to the requests for information.

Among other details, the lawyers requested records of the workers’ deployment, travel arrangements, specific assignments, locations visited, accommodation and last known communications with company representatives.

They also sought information on any threats or demands the workers might have reported, payments made to them after their deployment, available Global Positioning System records and any complaints the company might have lodged with the police or other security agencies.

The petition further asked whether Jaza Energy had formally reported the disappearance to the police and, if so, requested the names of the police stations involved and the investigating officers handling the matter.

To support their demand, the lawyers cited Section 90(1)(a) and (b) of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020, which they said requires an employer to report the identity of missing persons and the circumstances of their disappearance to the police within 24 hours.

Abope Chambers demanded that the company provide verifiable responses to its questions within 24 hours of receiving its letter.

The firm warned that failure to respond would compel the families to pursue further lawful steps to obtain answers and intensify efforts to establish the whereabouts of the missing workers.