Alas! Kunle Afolayan recovers bag he forgot in Uber taxi

A day after sending out a distress call stating that he is stranded in Paris after he forgot his bag containing his passport, laptop and other belongings in an Uber taxi, Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has recovered his piece of luggage.

Kunle who is in France where he attended the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival took to Instagram to reveal that his bag containing his personal belongings has been found while also thanking everyone for their efforts at getting the news out there when he raised the alarm.

Read also: Kunle Afolayan stranded in Paris after forgetting passport, laptop in Paris Uber taxi

“Thanks guys for all the outburst and reaching out. @uber@uberparis brought my bag today. I really appreciate everyone who showed concern. Ire,” Kunle wrote on the social media platform.

Recall that the movie producer and director made his predicament public when it happened about 24-hours ago by sending out a message on Instagram saying he is yet to retrieve his belongings hours after he forgot them in the Uber taxi.

Kunle who could not hide his distress took to his Instagram page saying; ‘HELP! We rode with this Uber this morning from the airport in @Paris to town and unfortunately forgot a small bag which has my international passport, laptop and other valuables. I have reached out to Uber twitter, they responded that I will be contacted shortly a few hours ago but up till now I am still waiting. Kindly help,” he posted yesterday.

 

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