A commercial driver in Agbor, Delta State, is strongly appealing to Nigerians to help reunite an 8-year-old boy who was abandoned in his vehicle at Agbor, with his family.

According to information gathered from the driver, the boy has not been in contact with his family since September 3rd, 2016 after the boy and his father had boarded a vehicle from Asaba to Agbor, Sun reports.

The unnamed driver, who said he was heading to Benin City, had made a stop-over at the Uromi Road junction motor park where some passengers disembarked. As he was ready to take off again, his attention was drawn to the little boy by a passenger who noticed that he had been abandoned. The boy’s father had apparently absconded, leaving the boy to his fate.

In a bid to find the boy’s father, the driver returned to the park in search of him. Unfortunately, there was no trace of him. All efforts to locate him proved futile and to worsen the situation, the little boy couldn’t give an account of his identity or where he was going to. The driver had to take the child to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Agbor, Delta State, where he narrated the boy’s ordeal.

”I had reported the incident to the Divisional Police Station after several efforts to trace this boy’s father failed. I equally made inquiries at the motor park to see if there was anybody who had reported a case of a missing or forgotten child at the park. Surprisingly, there was no recorded complaint till date, neither has the Agbor police investigations yielded any positive results to identify the victim.”

The Police and the Delta State Ministry of Women Affairs, Community and Social Development in Asaba are collaborating to ensure that they get useful information that might help the boy reunite with his family.

According to reports, the boy is at an orphanage in Agbor. Assistant Chief Social Welfare Officer in Asaba, Ogoegbunam Adibeli, said till date, the child has not been able to disclose his name or his background.

Anyone with useful information on the boy or how he might be reunited with his family should contact the Divisional Police Headquarters in Agbor, Ministry of Women Affairs, the community or Social Development, Asaba.

The Assistant Social Welfare Officer, Ogoegbunam Adibeli may be reached on 08060517515.

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