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From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
The father of the four minors who were allegedly stolen by their new female neighbour, Ogechukwu Ugwuegbu, has cried out that the police in the state have done nothing to help locate his children.
A new female neighbour, who had barely spent two days as a new tenant close to the Ugwuegbus, had allegedly disappeared with the four siblings in Amako Autonomous Community, Njaba council area of Imo.
The distraught father, who said he was yet to know the whereabouts of his four kids, lamented that the police had done nothing to assist in recovering his children and those behind the disappearance of his children. Ugwuegbu said he and his wife, Joy, have been in agony since the incident took place, as they have not been able to sleep.
He said: “The kids, whose names are Divine, Isaiah, Success and Victor, were taken away by a new female neighbour, alongside her younger sister.
“The incident happened just two days after the lady and her younger sister or friend packed into the compound. Usually, I leave in the morning for my work and my wife goes to the market to sell things with her younger sister. My wife’s younger sister, Chinasa, is actually the mother of two of the kids, while the other two are mine. She’s staying with us with her two kids.
“Their ages fall between two to four years. We are actually from Agwa in Oguta LGA, but we are resident in Amako community in Njaba LGA. We have a spacious compound in our yard, where my children play even when we are not around. It was when we came back from work that we heard the news of our sons’ disappearance. We quickly reported to the local vigilantes and later went to both Amako police station and Umuaka police division.”
Continuing: “Some policemen came to our yard and broke into the female neighbour’s room who had been at large, and took all her belongings including mat, pot, kettle and some other property and left. They returned the following day and arrested our landlord. I heard that they also arrested the agent that brought the lady to our yard.
“This is seven days after and we have neither heard from the police nor the vigilantes. Both my sons and the lady’s whereabouts have remained unknown to us. The situation is too much for us to bear.
“When we visited the Umuaka police division, they referred us to the state command, where we also registered our complaints. Although they promised to swing into action, since then, nothing has been done nor heard from them. But our landlord and the agent have been released.”
Also, the sister-in-law, who also spoke to Daily Sun lamented about the lackadaisical way and manner with which the police are handling the matter. She disclosed that she has resorted to prayers to save their sons, calling on the government to come to their rescue.
“As I speak to you, I am in the church praying to God to save my sons from being harmed. I strongly believe that they are still alive and nothing will happen to them. The God that I serve will not allow them to harm my sons. As for the police and other security agencies, I’m no longer hoping for them. They have done absolutely nothing to save the situation. I call on the government of Imo State to come to our rescue. We can’t afford to lose our four sons.”
