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From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki
The two missing students of Special School for the Blind in Opefia, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have been found in Enugu State.
The students, Augustine Onwunyiruba, a 17-year-old male in JSS3, and Onyenaturuchukwu Lawrence, a 16-year-old female in SS1, were declared missing by their school management on June 5, 2025.
They were found in Abakpa Nike, Enugu on September 11, 2025, where they were wandering the streets and soliciting alms.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Joshua Ukandu Ukandu, said the rescue of the students was facilitated by a phone call to one of the parents.
He added that they were found in good state of health and have been handed over to their parents.
The state Coordinator of National Human Right Commission (NHRC), Christopher Okorie, also confirmed the rescue of the students.
“Today the 13th of September 2025, the NHRC Ebonyi State office is pleased to announce that the children declared missing from Ebonyi State Special School for the blind Opefia, Izzi LGA Ebonyi State (since four months ago), have been found in good state of health and mind.
“The children have equally been handed over to their parents. The commission thanks the general public, especially the members of the Press, for providing necessary information that led to the tracing and identification of the said children in the first instance,” he said.
