Anambra Police Decries Activist’s Failure to Assist Operatives Track 5 Missing Travellers

By Praise Chinecherem

Anambra State Police Command has expressed concern over a report by a human right activist, Mr Harrison Gwamnishu, over incident of five travellers who allegedly went missing on transit in Anambra while seeking for accommodation.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed in a statement that no one had been able to come forward to identify the missing persons or confirm the incident since after the report published by Gwamnishu on social media.

Meanwhile, AnambraDaily can authoritatively report that the missing travellers have been found, after allegedly being abducted by gunmen in Imo State.

According to a statement released by Mr. Gwamnishu on Friday evening, the travellers heading to Uyo, Akwa Ibom state from Lagos, were intercepted by mask-wearing gunmen along Okigwe-Okwelle road on Wednesday morning.

“They statated that they were blindfolded and taken into the bush, where they were kept (them) until Thursday evening before being released. They claimed that their abductors were targeting uniformed personnel and spared their lives for that reason”, the activist wrote on his verified Meta Page.

He aalso expressed “appreciation to the POLICE PRO Anambra State Police Command for his prompt response and public statement regarding this matter.”

Ikenga, however regretted the reproach the report had brought on the enthusiasm and commitment of residents to collaborate with security agencies, inviting the publisher to provide information on the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The statement reads, “The Anambra State Police Command, today, 23rd May 2025, expressed concern about an incident of this magnitude that purportedly happened in Anambra.

“The said Harrison Gwamnishu had earlier posted the incident involving five missing persons on transit in Anambra while seeking for accommodation.

“The Command notes that no one has been able to come forward to identify these missing persons or confirm the incident.

“However, the Command invites the publisher, Mr Harrison Gwamnishu, to provide information on the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“The Command initially didn’t want to join words with the publisher and issued a Press Statement on 22nd May 2025, seeking useful information and inviting the relatives of the victims to the Command for necessary action (if truly such an incident happened).

“Harrison was said to have gone to the Command Facebook handle and commented “ Thank you. They are strangers and the family are on their way to the East. They will report today so your office can assist”

“Given the above, all attempts by the Command to get Harrison to produce the relatives of the victims have so far proved abortive as the disturbing news has made some of our followers fault the efforts of the Police and other security agencies on the relative calm and enhanced safety that the State has been experiencing.

“Also, it has brought reproach, on the enthusiasm and commitment of Ndi Anambra to collaborate with the security agencies to fish out the bad eggs in the State.

The Command shall, nevertheless, continue to explore strategies and remains committed to consolidating on the gains in crime prevention, restoration of law and order and improving on the safety and security of lives in the State.