‘Help us find our loved ones’
MBABANE – Five families are distraught following the disappearance of their loved ones and they want them to return home safe.
The families have since reported the missing person to the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS), who are also seeking assistance from the public in finding them.
One of the missing persons is Sibonakaliso Dlamini (17).
He disappeared on January 12, 2021. He was wearing a blue overall suit when he was last seen in his home area around Ticantfwini, Manzini.
Seen
Last seen in October 2021 at her place of abode at Mantjolo was Celiwe Dlamini. She was last seen wearing a black skirt paired with a white T-shirt and a button-up jersey.
Another one is Tengetile Mahlindza, who went missing on November 18, 2021. She was last seen wearing a pink long sleeve top, grey leggings and pink sneakers.
Anyone who may have information about their whereabouts can contact the police on 999/9999.
Meanwhile, mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a Chinese woman, Wu Xueyu (36), who disappeared from her home at The Glen Township in Pigg’s Peak. She is said to have been unemployed at the time of her disappearance.
It is feared that she may have been trafficked somewhere. She is originally from Fujian, China.
According to a Chinese national, Owen, who also lived at the same place, Xueyu was picked up by someone on January 12, 2022.
Owen said he did not know who the person was.
He said when the unknown person arrived outside their house, Xueyu said she was leaving with the person.
However, she never returned and efforts to reach her have been futile. Owen also said he did not know anything else about her disappearance other than that she was nowhere to be found.
He was also asked if he believed she had left the country but he said she may still be in Eswatini, alive.
Police
Deputy Police Information and Communications Officer Inspector Nosipho Mnguni confirmed that the police were looking for the missing persons.
Meanwhile, the police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating relatives of a man believed to be from South Africa.
The notice reads; “Relatives or anyone who may know this man, known as Sibusiso Dlamini, is advised to contact Mbabane police immediately,” read the notice in part.
According to the police, the man was brought into Eswatini from South Africa in an effort to reunite him with his relatives.
Anyone who knows him is advised to call the police. The man is said to be mute, epileptic and has a burn wound scar on the right leg.