Family of missing Naperville mom, wife, renews calls for help as search continues
Olasinmibo 'Sinmi' Abosede, 46, was last seen about 9:20 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, walking away from her home in the 2100 block of Sudbury Street, according to the Naperville Police Department.
'As you can imagine, the last few days have been very challenging for our family. We are struggling to cope with her absence,' Gbenga Abosede, her husband, said at a press conference Friday. 'Sinmi and I have been married for 18 beautiful years and are blessed with four wonderful children who miss their mom dearly.'
Authorities have conducted multiple searches throughout the area for Abosede, including a large-scale search Monday through the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve. Naperville Police Cmdr. Rick Krakow said Friday that authorities have put out bulletins to police departments nationwide. Other efforts to locate Abosede include conducting multiple canine tracks, drone operations and ground searches.
Foul play is not suspected in her disappearance, police said.
'My wife is more than just my partner. She is my best friend and college sweetheart,' Abosede said. 'She's a gem of a woman, and the outpouring of love and support we have received from friends and well wishers is a testament to the impact she has had on so many people.'
In a statement put out on social media Thursday by siblings of the missing woman, family members said Abosede was a 'devout and philanthropic Christian.' Abosede's siblings flew out from the United Kingdom to aid in the search for their missing loved one.
'Her absence has created an immense void in our lives,' the statement said. 'We know she is strong, but we also acknowledge that she could be in need of help.'
On Tuesday, St. Raphael Catholic Community organized a praying of the rosary for Abosede, who is a parishioner of the church. St. Raphael has also distributed missing person flyers after Sunday masses and has posted missing person information in their narthex gathering space, according to a statement posted by the church on Friday.
'We will continue to lift her up in prayer, and our prayers also go out to her family during this difficult time,' Rev. Christopher Lankford, pastor at St. Raphael Catholic Community, wrote in the statement.
Abosede is 5-foot-6 and weighs 190 pounds, according to Naperville police. She is a Black female with black hair and brown eyes.
'She left our home wearing her prescription glasses, a long sleeved black Adidas jacket with white stripes along the arms, gray pants, a dark head scarf and black crocs,' Abosede's husband said. 'It is possible she may have taken her jacket and scarf off.'
Police also said Monday that Abosede was carrying a white water bottle and left her cell phone, credit cards and other personal items behind.
'My wife is a strong woman, but I am also worried about her well being and the distress she may be experiencing,' Abosede's husband said. 'We genuinely believe that with your eyes and ears, we can bring her home safely.'
Anyone with information about Abosede is asked to call 911 or the Naperville Police Investigations Division at 630-548-1421.
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