Joel Osaigbovo Aluge, Reporting, Benin City
The family members and inhabitants of Iru Egbede community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo, are grieving over the disappearance of 19 years old Faith Omodon who is 200-level undergraduate of Delta State University (DELSU).
She is said to be a student of BusinessAdministration at DELSU and she was last seen on March 30, after leaving home for farm.
Her father, Mr Edward Omodon, said that the information about his missing daughter got to him while he was attending a community conference.
He said “We usually have the Iru national conference at this time of the year. We were seated inside the community hall when we heard loud wailing outside that my daughter was missing.
“She had left for the farm earlier that morning with a motorbike taking her breakfast flask with her,” he said.
Corroborating Omodon’s story, the head of the village vigilante, Mr Ikpoba Johnbull said “soon after the news of her disappearance broke that evening, we followed the girl’s mother to the farm.
“We immediately mobilised and combed the area up to Izighiri and Uwumuwe, two neighbouring villages, but could not find any trace of her.We only found the leftover of her lunch flask.
“We informed our neighbouring vigilance groups as we spent that night inside the bushes but there was no result.”
The vigilante leader said: “We then asked Mr Omodon to formally report a case of missing person at the Abudu Police Division.”
On his part, the National Youth chairman of the community, Mr Donald Egboko, lamented that his people were depressed and devastated over their missing daughter, he appealed to security agencies to help track the whereabouts of Faith.
Contacted, the Divisional Police Officer, Mr Iyayi Kenneth, confirmed that the incident was reported at the station.
However he added that the case to the State has been transferred to the police command for further investigation.