The Anambra State Command of Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps has reunited 13-year-old Goodluck Onwe with his family after he went missing in Ebonyi State.
According to a statement made by the command’s Anambra state spokesperson, Okadigbo Edwin, the adolescent was sighted wandering the streets of Abakaliki in Ebonyi State before being rescued by the NSCDC on February 4, 2024, at approximately 1 p.m.
According to Edwin, an inquiry found that the youngster lived with a relative in Abakaliki before fleeing to Aguleri, Anambra State, to rejoin his parents.
“The little boy was seen wandering the streets of Abakaliki before he was rescued on the 4th of February,2024 at about 1300hrs by operatives of NSCDC Ebonyi State Command. Investigation reveals that the said boy stays with a relative in Abakaliki but ran away from home with an intent to return to his parents who resides at Peter Okonkwo Street Aguleri, Anambra East LGA, Anambra State.
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“Subsequently, NSCDC Anambra State Command was contacted by Ebonyi State Command to trace the origin and parents of the Child.In response, the Command made a frantic effort to locate his parents for identification and collection. After a detailed verification process, the boy has been handed over to Mr. Onwe Sabastine his father,” he said.
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