Vigilante group attached to Ezra Community brought three children to Umunze Police Station namely Miracle Darlington ‘m’ aged 13 years,Delight Darlington ‘f’ aged 8 years and Goodness Darlington ‘f’ aged 10 years, on 13/3/2021 at about 5:pm.
The children absconded from their Aunty one Jenifer Silas ‘f’ of Ekporo town in Benue State and claimed they were maltreated by the same Aunt.
The children further stated that they are natives of Mbaise LGA of Imo State and are of same parents.That both parents are late hence their aunt took them to Benue State after their parents burial.The most senior among the children Miracle Darlington claimed he paid the sum of #2,500 Naira to an unknown mass transit driver who conveyed and dropped them at Ezira town in Orumba South LGA of Anambra State where they were found wandering and rescued.
Meanwhile,the children are presently in the protective custody of the Umunze Divisional Anti human trafficking unit and investigation is ongoing to ascertain actual circumstances surrounding their predicament.The Command also urges relations of the children to report at Umunze Police Station or contact the PPRO Anambra State Police Command through GSM number 08060970639 for further clarification please.
CSP Haruna Mohammed,PPRO Anambra State Police Command,
For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.