The Nasarawa State Police Command is appealing for public assistance in locating the family of two children, aged 8 and 10, who were discovered wandering near Mararaba Junction.
In a statement issued on Thursday, March 13, 2025, the command’s spokesperson, SP Ramhan Nansel, revealed that the siblings, identified as Fatima Isah and Halima Isah, stated they were taken from Jalingo, Taraba State, by an unknown driver and later abandoned in Mararaba.
“The Nasarawa State Police Command wishes to inform the public that on March 12, 2025, at approximately 1700 hours, a report was received from a resident of Ungwan Gwandara, Mararaba, Karu LGA, regarding two children found wandering near Mararaba Junction,” the statement read.
“Responding swiftly, police operatives arrived at the location, safely recovered the children, and brought them to the station. Efforts are currently underway to trace their family and reunite them.
“The children, Fatima Isah (female, 10 years old) and Halima Isah (female, 8 years old), stated during an interview that they were taken from Kasuwan Bera, Jalingo, Taraba State, by an unknown driver and left in Mararaba.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, urges anyone with relevant information about the children, their family, or the circumstances of their transportation to contact the Divisional Police Officer, Mararaba ‘B’ Division, Sani Abacha Road, at 08037005201, the Divisional Crime Officer at 07034260434, or the Police Public Relations Officer at 08037461715.”
