CITY NEWS Another 4-year-old child Bello fetes outgoing missing in Zuba customary court justice

Barely a week after four children were declared missing in Zuba, another four-year-old child has again been declared missing in the area.

A resident of the area, simply identified as Abdullahi, who gave the name of the child as Abba Auwal Baba, said the incident happened at about 4:00pm.

He said the child went out to play around the central mosque area after he returned from school but did not return home.

He said some residents around the central mosque said they saw a woman with the child, but did not suspect her of abduction.

He said the parents of the missing child have reported the incident to the police and vigilantes.

The Sarkin Pada of the Agora of Zuba palace, Alhaji Muhammed Murtala, said he just received information about the missing child when he left the palace on his way home.

“But I will try to reach out to the parents of the missing child to get more details about the incident,” he said.

When contacted, the FCT police command spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, confirmed that there was a report of a missing child at Zuba police division.

He said the police were investigating the recurring incidents of missing children in the area. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has called on public officials to emulate models of selfless service like the recently retired president of the FCT Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Moses Bello.

The minister, who spoke at a dinner organised by the FCT Administration in honour of the outgoing Customary Court president, who retired after over 35 years of service, described Justice Bello’s tenure as exceptional.

“Your tenure as president of FCT Customary Court of Appeal has not been matched anywhere in this country because a person must be God-chosen and be an exceptional person to be able to hold an exalted public office continuously for 26 years as head of an organization.

“That is unsurpassed and congratulate you for that,” he said.

While wishing him a successful retirement, the minister also said, “we will always be available to listen to you if there are any areas you think the administration will need to look at.

“Whenever we call upon you to support us in any kind of venture, we hope you will always be available to support us.”

The minister used the occasion to encourage public officials, particularly the younger officers, to always put in their best in the service to fill the void created by the exit of such veterans as the retiring justice. I