| Yvonne ‘Vixen’ Ekwere |
I reported on Sunday morning that STV presenter Yvonne ‘Vixen’ Ekwere’s 2000 model Grey
Toyota Camry v6 salon car (with Plate number EX 123 BC Lagos) was
allegedly stolen by unidentified robbers at the Oriental Hotels, Lekki
in Lagos. Please read story HERE if you did not read it on sunday.
On Saturday, the 28th of July 2012
at about 6:46pm, I drove into the new car park under construction at the
Oriental Hotel Ozumba Mbadiwe str, V/I Lagos. The “Security” guard
stationed at the gate; as usual did not take my plate number, issue me a
parking ticket or try to identify the driver of the car as normally
done with other guests who drive into that particular car park.
I had been invited to cover two events; the ‘YNaija Hashtag’ party and senator Ita Giwa’s daughter’s dinner party.
After I had finished work at both
events, at around 11:15pm there about I noticed that my car was not at
the spot I had parked it on. I and the hotel security men combed the
entire car park several times to be sure I did not forget where I had
parked and still did not find my car.
However, an empty carton which I had
used to identify my parking space was at the same spot I parked but
surprisingly, the car wasn’t.
I ordered the security men (who were
rather dismissive and un-professional) to take me to their head
security officer and security control room to watch footage of the
recordings in the car park. The Chinese men, whose names I can’t recall
seemed un-sure, confused and spoke in their native tongue amongst
themselves while checking for footage; still they were not able to give
me tangible results on camera. I never saw footage of when I drove in or
how and who drove the car out; instead I was shown footage of what was
happening in LIVE time.
My suspicion is that it is the
cameras at the car park are dummies; they do not work, they were not
recording at that particular time or the camera was switched off when
the theft took place.
The hotel management did not bother
to take my name, personal contacts, apologize or try to sort out the
situation; instead they all backed out one after the other giving flimsy
excuses.
I once again asked to see the head
of security or a proper management staff and we were told that the
situation was being sorted out and I would not see anyone until it was
sorted.
I was asked by an acquaintance to
call the CP of Lagos who asked me to report the issue to the nearest
police station (which was Maroko police station). I did and I’m yet to
get feedback from the police.
Till now, none of the management
staff from Oriental has tried to reach me and I hear this is not the
first case of car theft in the hotel.
This is not in any way acceptable as a hotel of such magnitude should be seen to keep guests and their personal property safe.
The car park which has the company’s
security men and police officers assigned to the different floors of
the parking lot should be one of the safest places if not THE safest
place for guest’s parked cars. But its safety is seriously in question
given this report.
Source- thenetng
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