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No fewer than 57 teenagers have been declared missing in
Lagos State between January and July this year by their family members or
guardians, according to the state Police Command. This was contained in a
report exclusively obtained by our correspondent from the command. Analysis of the document
revealed that of the number, 27 are males, representing 47.4 per cent of the
total figure; while 30 are females, representing 52.6 per cent.
A breakdown of the
missing teenagers showed their states of origin from across the geopolitical
zones thus; South-West, 20; South-East, 33; North-Central, 2; North-West, 1;
and South-South, 1.
The Punch report continues:
It was also discovered
that the ages of many of the missing teenagers were between 10 and 19 years.
The highest cases of
missing persons in the last seven months were also recorded in the
Igando-Idimu-Ejigbo-Ikotun area of the state.
This was followed by
Agege, Iju and Badagry areas.
Our correspondent, who
searched for some of the addresses given to the Police by those who reported
their missing family members, discovered that they had either vacated the
places or the addresses supplied were incorrect.
In one of the addresses
located at No.5 Opeifa Street, Dopemu, Agege, Lagos, where one Janet Aliyu aged
18 was reported missing by one Emmanuel Aliyu, the occupants initially feigned
ignorance of the case.
One of them later said
Emmanuel had packed out of the house and that he reported to the Police when he
could not find his daughter (Janet) on the day they were to relocate to their
hometown.
The occupant said, ‘‘He
reported to the police when Janet was missing on the day he was packing to
return to his hometown. I am not aware of the outcome of the search for his
missing daughter.’’
The command said anybody
with useful information regarding how to find the missing teenagers should
contact the police or their relatives.
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