The family of Chimaobi Agah, are calling on the Abia State Government and the state police command to come to their rescue following their four children disappearance since on Monday morning.
The 43-year-old man from Amasiri in Ebonyi State said he travelled to Enugu State when his wife prepared the children for school and hired a Keke driver to convey them to school.
The four children, Chinweotiti Chimaobi (seven, female), Nmesomachi Chimaobi (seven, female), Testimony Chimaobi (four, male) and Godswill Chimaobi (two, male), left home for their school, Great Ambassadors College, Nkwoegwu, in Umuahia North on Monday, November 27 but had not been seen since then.
Agah, who lives in Umuagua Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA, Abia State, with his family said the incident has shattered them as they have yet to recover from the trauma nor live a normal life since the incident.
He said, “my wife 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.
“She was told by the school authorities that they did not come to school at all. My wife called me and I returned to Umuahia on Tuesday morning. I went to the school and was told the same story.
So, I went to the police and reported it. They gave me four policemen and we searched for them but without success. They asked me to come back the next day and make a statement. “After that, they told me to go to a radio station and make an announcement. I have done all these and till now, I have not seen them.
“The public should please help me. God should please forgive my sins. I know I’m a sinner but I believe Jesus died for sinners like me. Please, I need my four children rescued,” he cried out.
“I am feeling bored. Losing four children is not easy. Let the Abia State Government and the police help us”.
The man who gave his phone number as 07057279866, appealed to anyone with useful information on how to locate the missing children to contact him
Confirming the incident, the Abia State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, in a statement on 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.”
