5-year-old girl missing in Zuba

A five-year-old girl, identified as Asma’u,  is said to have been kidnapped by  yet to be identified  persons  on Tuesday  morning  at Zuba in the FCT.  A resident  of the area,  Hussaini Hamza,  said the incident  happened at about 10:00a.m. when the girl was sent  to buy seasoning cubes.  He said the girl’s mother  sent  […]

A five-year-old girl, identified as Asma’u,  is said to have been kidnapped by  yet to be identified  persons  on Tuesday  morning  at Zuba in the FCT. 

A resident  of the area,  Hussaini Hamza,  said the incident  happened at about 10:00a.m. when the girl was sent  to buy seasoning cubes. 

He said the girl’s mother  sent  her to a nearby shop to buy Maggi cubes,  but she has  not returned home since then.

He said the father of the missing girl reported the matter at the Zuba police station. 

The Agora of Zuba, Alhaji Muhammad Bello Umar,  who confirmed  the incident,  also expressed sadness over the missing girl issue.

The traditional ruler said he was disturbed over the case of the missing girl,  adding that the palace would continue  to summon peace and security meetings  in order to enlighten  and educate parents  over indiscriminate  spreading of rumour. 

The Zuba Divisional Police Officer (DPO),  CSP Bashir Kontagora,   declined comment when our reporter contacted him over the incident,  while the FCT police command PRO, Anjuguri Manzah, did  not pick calls put across  to  him.

A text message to him was also not replied  as at the time of going to press.