Tension has risen in Anambra State as five travellers have gone missing on their way through the state.
While the state police has urged the public to share any useful information on how the said individuals can be located, report has it that they were on their way from Lagos for Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, only to become unreachable on stopping over in Anambra.
Human Rights Advocate, Harrison Gwamnishu, who initially shared details of the incident on his facebook page said a worried acquaintance of the missing individuals had reached out.
“They left Shimawa-Lagos yesterday; they called around 7:00pm yesterday that they have gotten to Asaba and looking for where to eat.
“After an hour they continued the trip and got to Anambra, and they concluded on sleeping in a hotel and continue the journey this morning.
“The last time we spoke with them was around 10:00pm when we believed they were already tired and needed some little rest.
“So, this morning around 6:16am; one of them posted his wife on WhatsApp status to wish her a happy birthday, and that was the last time we get any means of communication with them.
“We tried to call five of them it was switched off, both on WhatsApp and phone calls. At about 10:30am today, one of their phones rang severally and no one pick up the call and later the phone was switched off till now.
“We have contacted Anambra Police Command and no news yet. Please help us to broadcast this sir. Wedding is tomorrow (four male friends) and (Groom sister). That’s five,” the post read.
Meanwhile, in a press release on Thursday, the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga said;
“The Anambra State Police Command today 22nd May 2025 intercepted a social media publication stating that five persons on transit in Anambra to seek for accommodation got missing.
“The command joins the publisher to seek useful information for the police and other security agencies to enable them to take necessary action.
“Further to this, the command requests the family or relatives of the victims to report to the police headquarters for more insight on the incident.
“So far, there has not been any report like that before in any Police Division or formation in the state.
“Given, the above the recent security assessment and feedback reveals that Ndi Anambra are exhausted with criminals threatening their peace, and destroying economic activities of the State, especially on Monday and has shown more commitment to collaborate with the security agencies to fish out the bad eggs in the State.
“To this end, members of the public are encouraged to report to the Police and/or any security outfit on any security-related incident. Otherwise, they should call us on 07039194332 for a prompt response.
“The ‘npf rescue me app’ is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS device, for Android and iPhone users respectively,” the statement read.
Read Also: Tension As Wike And Fubara’s Supporters Clash In Port Harcourt
