Fears As 6 Teenagers Go Missing In Four Months In Abia

One Master Prosper Nnadozie Chibuike of Umuode Aba, has been declared missing missing by the Abia State Police Command.

The 12-year-old boy is the 6th person to be declared missing by the police in Abia state since the beginning of March.

A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Chioma Maureen Chinaka said Prosper Nnadozie Chibuike left home on June 30, 2023, to an unknown destination and has not been seen again.

The PPRO advised anybody with information about his whereabouts to report to the nearest Police station or office of the PPRO, Umuahia.

The information is coming three weeks after the State Police Command declared one Esther Ujunwa James of Ariam Elu Elu, Ikwuano LGA missing.

A statement from the PPRO advised anybody with information about the missing girl to report to Mrs Roseline Aboaja of Ariam Elu Elu, the nearest Police station or the office of the PPRO, Umuahia.

Also, the Police Command in June declared one Mercy George, a resident of Total area of Owaza, in Ukwa West LGA of the State, missing.

The report said that Mercy George was living with her aunt, Ebiye George at Owaza before she disappeared to an unknown destination.

ABN TV recalls that the State Police Command had in April, 2023, declared one Master Chibuike Onyebuchi, a native of Abam Nsirimo, Umuahia South LGA, missing.

According to the report, Chibuike Onyebuchi left home on March 3, 2023, and never returned home.

In that same April, the State Police Command had declared one Wisdom Uche of Mgbarakuma, Ubakala, Umuahia South LGA missing.

Uche left home on March 15 to an unknown destination and was not seen again.

Findings by ABN TV showed that the missing persons are teenagers or those under the age of 25.

The development has created fear in some parents as they have increased surveillance around their children and wards.

It has not been established if those earlier declared missing were later found as no further announcements were made by the Police or their families.

When the ABN TV reporter contacted the PPRO of Abia State Police Command, Chioma Maureen Chinaka to know if any of the missing persons were later found, she promised to get back to the reporter with feedback but did not.

A further reminder message was sent to her on the matter two days after was not responded to as of the time of filing this report.