Anambra State Police Command has declared a 3-year old boy, Chimdindu Oledibe missing from a Catholic Church Umunze, in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.
The victim was said to have gone to the church service along with his mother and went out of the church unnoticed during service and got missing.
Tribune Online learnt that efforts by the church members to locate the boy’s whereabouts proved abortive shortly after the service.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident in a statement said, “On the 28/6/2020 at about 1:pm, there was a report at Umunze Police Station by Rev. Fr. Basil Ezekeli of ST. Joseph Catholic Church Umunze that a male child of about 3 years named Chimdindu Oledibe (AKA Bobo) who came for Church service along with his mother, one Mrs Charity Oledibe went out of the church unnoticed during Sunday mass service and got missing.
“Following the announcement of the missing child, the church immediately organised a search party and the entire church premises was searched but to no avail.
“In view of the foregoing, you are kindly requested to disseminate this message through your medium to enable the quick rescue of the child.
“Anyone with useful information about the missing child should either contact the nearest Police Station, ST Joseph Catholic Church Umunze or call PPRO Anambra State Police Command through GSM no 08060970639.”
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