On November 5, 2021, a Master of Business Administration student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke, travelled from Abuja to Ile-Ife, Osun State, to take his examination. He checked into the Hilton Royal Hotel for the duration of his stay. However, he went missing on November 7, 2021, prompting a search by the police.