Chimaobi Agah, a father of four, is desperately seeking help from the Abia State Government and local police, expressing anguish over his children who vanished on Monday morning.
Despite earlier reports by SavvyNews on the disappearance of Chinweotiti, Nmesomachi, Testimony, and Godswill, aged seven, seven, four, and two respectively, there has been no trace of them since their supposed journey to Great Ambassadors College, Nkwoegwu.
Agah’s family is grappling with the trauma of the incident, and he implores the Abia State Government and the police to assist in locating and ensuring the safety of his missing children.
According to Agah, the incident has shattered his family as they have yet to recover from the trauma nor live a normal life since the incident. Recounting the distressing events, he said,
“She paid a Keke (tricycle) rider to take them to school. In the afternoon, when the school was supposed to dismiss, they did not return home, and my wife went to their school to look for them.”
Agha said he reported to the police and as of Sunday, the children had yet to be seen and pleaded with the state government and the police to assist in locating and saving the children, stating,
“I am feeling bored. Losing four children is not easy. Let the Abia State Government and the police help us”.
Acknowledging the report, the Abia State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, in a statement Sunday said,
“On 28/11/2023, at about 1530 hrs, Mr. Chimaobi Agha and his wife, Mrs Chimaobi Oluchi, residents of Umuagu (Ibeku, Umuahia North LGA), visited Ohuhu Police Divisional headquarters to report an incident.
“According to their account, on Monday, 27/11/2023, at 0730 hrs, Mrs Chimaobi Oluchi escorted their four children identified as follows: Chinweotiti Chimaobi (7 yrs old, female), Nmesomachi Chimaobi (7 yrs old, female), Testimony Chimaobi (4 yrs old, male) and Godswill Chimaobi (2 yrs old, male).
“The children’s mother escorted them to the junction of her street to board an unknown tricycle destined for Great Ambassadors College, Ukaiuga Nkwoegwu, Ohuhu, in Umuahia North LGA.
“No one escorted or went with them, considering that the eldest is 7 years old and the tricyclist is unknown. Unfortunately, at the end of the school day, the children did not return home as anticipated.
“The police initiated an investigation into the whereabouts of the missing children. Further investigation has shown that the children were not present in school on the specified date, and the investigation to trace the missing children is ongoing.
“We urge anyone with information that could aid in locating them to promptly report to the nearest police station.”
| Punch Newspaper
