“They followed neighbours to go charge phone” – Frustrated mother cries out over two missing children

A Nigerian mother has appealed to the public for assistance in locating her two children, who went missing on October 25, 2023.

The kids, Zimuzochukwu Loveth Iwuorah and Ogechukwu Miracle Iwuorah followed three neighbours who stated they were going to charge their phones but never returned.

Mrs Iwuorah Lovina Amauche, the children’s mother, spoke to Legit online in an exclusive interview and described what happened on that terrible day.

The neighbors, two ladies, and a man moved into the compound on October 23, according to Mrs. Iwuorah, and the heinous incident occurred on October 25.

She said: “They were kidnapped by a claimed to be co-tenants who parked into our compound on Monday 23rd October. And on the 25th, which was on Wednesday, they left with my children with the notion that they were going to charge their phone at a nearby store.” 

Mrs Iwuorah, a staff member at Dave Umahi University of Health Sciences, stated that the incident occurred in Uburu, Ebonyi state. Mrs Iwuorah, when asked if the house belonged to her and her husband, stated that she was also a tenant in the compound.

She stated that she was present when the youngsters followed the co-tenants to the location where they claimed to be charging phones.