The Police and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have confirmed the rescue of two visually impaired students who have been reported missing from the Special Secondary School for the Blind in Opefia Community, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The students were found in a good state of health and mind around Abakpa Nike in Enugu State on September 11, 2025, where they were surviving, wandering the streets, and soliciting for alms.
Confirming the rescue to Channels Television through a phone call on Saturday, a spokesperson in Ebonyi State Police Command, Joshua Ukandu, said the rescue of the students who had been missing for three months was facilitated by a phone call to one of the parents.
He added that they were found in good state of health and have been handed over to their parents.
“The students were found in Enugu State, while begging and they have been handed over to their parents,” Ukandu said.
“We are still expecting them back to the command for further questioning.”
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Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission in Ebonyi State, Christopher Okorie, disclosed that the rescued students, two teenagers, Augustine Onwunyiruba, a 17-year-old male in JSS3, and Lawrence Onyenaturuchukwu, a 16-year-old female in SS1, were reportedly threatened by seniors at their school, which led to their disappearance since June 5, 2025.
He expressed gratitude to the public and the press for their role in tracing and identifying the missing students.
“Today, September 12, 2025, NHRC Ebonyi State office, is pleased to announce that the children declared missing from Ebonyi State Special School of the blind, Opefia, Izzi LGA, Ebonyi State, three months ago, June 5, have been found.
“They were found around Abakpa Nike, Enugu, where they were surviving through begging. Thank God, they were found in a good state of health and mind. The children have been handed over to their parents.
Source: Channels TV
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