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Imo police declare 10-year-old girl missing

The Imo State Police Command has declared missing, a 10-year old Marvelous Chibuike (female) of Umuaka in Ukwa West LGA, Abia State.

In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Michael Abatham, said that Marvelous “is about 4ft in height, dark in complexion, with no tribal marks and speaks Igbo and English languages fluently”.

The Command added that the missing child left the house of her guardian, one Justice Michael Ugochukwu, of Isiuzo Egbu in Owerri North LGA, Imo State, to an unknown destination.

According to him all efforts made to trace her whereabouts proved abortive.

The command asked anyone with useful information regarding her whereabouts to kindly report to the nearest police station or call the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on 08037166122.

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