In a petition to NAPTIP, the director general of the organisation, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, alleged that the girl's abductors tried to sell her in Afikpo, Ebonyi State. He called for a stronger security network to protect the weak and vulnerable in society.
On July 14th, 2010, 10-year-old Kelechi Alamezi, who was living with her cousin and guardian, Kingsley Uzusu, disappeared in front of her school, Supreme Academy Nursery & Primary School in Mararaba. According to eyewitnesses, the girl said she was waiting for her "Auntie Chichi," a neighbour in their compound, to take her to an unknown destination.
Mr. Uzusu reported the child missing on July 17th, after two days of searching.
Chinyere Vivian Ewua, caught by the police in Afikpo while trying to escape with the little girl, was arrested in connection with the kidnapping. She has been moved from Mararaba Police Station to Lafia Police Command, Nasarawa State, for further questioning.
