Agency Report
Residents in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital have decried the rising cases of missing persons and killings for rituals across states of the federation, urging concerned government agencies to checkmate the trend.
In a vox pop by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, they attributed the reason for quest to get quick wealth.
DSP Loveth Odah, Spokesperson of the Ebonyi Police Command, condemned the number of missing persons in recent times all over the country.
“Yes, the case of missing persons is on the increase. We condemn the act and urge members of the public to be security conscious,” Odah said.
NAN recalls that five engineers from the Nelan Consultants Limited were on Nov. 3, 2021 reported missing by the Command.
The engineers were deployed to a road project at Effium in Ebonyi in continuation of routine supervisory works.
The victims traveled from Enugu to Effium with the project vehicle, Toyota Hilux with registration number ERR 001 EB.
Another recent case was that of four brothers, who left home on Dec. 26, 2021, in two Daystar 125 model motorcycles but have yet to be seen.
The brothers left to attend a traditional marriage of their cousin at Okpa-Ogegen Village in Oju Local Government Area of Benue, through Effium/Benue route and had yet to return.
