Daily Post reports that Abia State Police Command has declared a 12 year old boy, Master Prosper Nnadozie Chibuike of Umuodw Aba missing. This brings the number of people that had been declared missing since March 2023 to 6. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Chioma Maureen Chinaka said in a statement that the latest missing person Prosper Nnadozie Chubuike left home on June 30, 2023 to an unknown destination and has not been seen again. This information is coming 3 weeks after the State Police declared one Esther Ujunwa James of Ariam Elu Elu, Ikwauano LGA missing. The police said any information on the missing girl to report to Mrs. Roseline Aboaja of Ariam Elu Elu, the nearest Police station or office of the PPRO in Umahia. Also the Police Command in June declared one Mercy George, a resident of Total area of Owaza, in Ukwu West LGA of the state missing. Mercy was living with her aunt, Ebiye George at Owaza before she disappeared.

Daily post also mentioned that the State Police Command in April 2023 declared one master Chibuike Onyebuchi who is a native of Abam Nsirimo, Umuahia South LGA missing. Chibuike Onyebuchi reportedly left home on March 3 2023. That same April, the State Command also declared one Wisdom Uche of Mgbarakuma, Ubakala, Umuahia South LGA missing. Uche left home on Mach 15 to an unknown destination and was never seen again. The missing persons are Teenagers are all under the age of 25. This development has created fear in some parents as they have increased surveillance around their children and wards.