A 17-year-old girl identified as Mildred Ebuka, who got missing on Thursday while running an errand in Lagos has been found by the Police in Bauchi State.
According to reports, Ebuka had gone missing after she left her residence in Victoria Island to deliver a wig cap to her Aunty’s friend in Ikorodu on Thursday.
However, in a statement via its Twitter platform on Friday, the Bauchi Police Command said that the missing girl is in its custody.
the police command said, “The bearer Mildred Joshua Ebuka female aged 17yrs-old of Block 19 Ubandale street Victoria Island Lagos State, whose photograph appeared below left home on Thursday 25/08/2022 to deliver a message of a wig cap to her aunty’s friend in Ikorodu, on the way she stopped a taxi bus not far from her home, from thereon she found herself in Bauchi.
“She hails from Lagos and speaks English Language fluently. Wore light blue blouse shirt and trouser, fair in complexion and she has no tribal mark.”
Speaking to the Punch, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil confirmed that Mildred was found in a park in Bauchi.
Wakil said, “The essence of sharing the information is to find her parent. She could not remember anything when she arrived Bauchi. A lady woke her up in the park, and she did not know where she was.
“So, they contacted the police, and our public relations office called my attention to it. That was why I made it public.”
When contacted, The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said, “We hope her relatives would reach out when they see her picture.”
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