In Agbarho community, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State, over 30 children have disappeared.
Since January 2025 to date, children mostly between the ages of three and 10 have vanished without a trace in the community under mysterious circumstances.
Despite several complaints to security agencies and local authorities, there have been no meaningful updates or recoveries, fueling frustration among residents.
Children go to school and never return. Some disappear while playing just in front of their homes. Nobody is safe anymore.
A resident, Mrs. Itohan Orugbo, said that the government and security forces have failed them.
“If our children were the children of senators or top politicians, would they still be missing?” she asked furiously.
Corroborating, Mrs. Efe Okoro, lamented, “We are living in fear every day.”
Meanwhile, the Ovie of Agbarho Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Ogurimerime Okorefe I, condemned the wave of disappearances of children, describing it as “a declaration of war against the people.”
In a statement, he called on security agencies to “act swiftly or risk the total breakdown of law and order in the community.”
He also urged community vigilantes to increase surveillance in all quarters of Agbarho and advised parents to monitor their children closely.
“Insecurity is spreading across Delta, the Agbarho incident is not isolated,” he averred.
Despite the advice from the monarch, residents, especially women, took to the streets to protest the mysterious disappearance of the children.
Dressed in black, they marched through major streets in Agbarho, chanting songs of sorrow and waving placards with inscriptions such as “Stop Stealing Our Children,” “Where Are Our Kids?” “We Want Justice.” among others.
