Police still searching for missing boy’s family: Spokesman
The police command in Anambra has urged members of the public, especially residents of Onitsha and Ihiala, to assist with the efforts to locate the parents of 15-year-old Chibuike Onyebuchi.
The teenager, who hails from the Ihiala LGA, was allegedly kidnapped recently in Onitsha and found in Kogi.
Police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this on Thursday in Awka.
“The Anambra state police command has called on the general public, particularly residents of Onitsha and Ihiala environs, to assist with the identification of one Master Chibuike Damian Onyebuchi, male, 15.
“The said boy, who hails from Ihiala LGA, Anambra state, was abducted in Onitsha but was found recently in Kogi State,” he said.
According to the police officer, the teenager remains in the custody of the police command in Kogi.
The boy was kidnapped in Onitsha and taken to an unknown location before his escape.
“To this end, the command seeks the assistance of the public to help disseminate widely alongside the attached picture for possible identification and reunification with his family,” stated the police officer.
(NAN)
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