After his children allegedly left him to care for their mother, an elderly blind father was left homeless and alone.

After a commercial motorcycle rider dropped the man off at Omotayo Maternity late at night and abandoned him there, Olapeju Agunbiade, a good samaritan, shared the man’s predicament on Facebook.

The man, 75-year-old Mr. Olaseni Arotiba, was taken in, fed, and given a place to stay the night.

When questioned about his family and place of residence, he clarified that he had been staying in a hotel and had recently been kicked out due to renovations. He claimed to have spent the night at his “caregiver’s” house but was forced to leave. 

When asked who covered the cost of his hotel stay, he claimed that his son Mayorkun Arotiba, who is no longer reachable, paid for his prolonged stay.

He continued by saying that the hotel called his son Mayorkun to come get him because they did not want to evict him, but Mayorkun never showed up.

His kids didn’t want anything to do with him, so the maternity staff took his phone and called them. 

When she was called, his daughter said: “I do not have a father. I ceased to have a father when i was a child.” 

His son was also called but he said he is in the hospital looking after their mum. He added that he and his sister are both busy taking care of their mother. 

“The long and short is that none of his contact is ready to care for him or take responsibility,” the Good Samaritan said. 

All the elderly man has in his account is N10,000. 

Efforts to get a nursing home to accept him have been unsuccessful so far. 

In an update, Olapeju said the elderly man has now been taken to “Ring Road state hospt. Accident and Emergency dept.” 

She urged parents to be involved in the lives of their families to avoid experiencing the old man’s reality. 

She wrote: “So much came out of this encounter. 

“Let us do all it takes to take care of what we call ‘home’. This include our wives/husbands, sisters, brothers, cousins, friends and our neighbours.  

“Omo niyi,omo ni de. Omo lasheinde to ba dale. E se re ko dara o. That future is closer than we assume.”