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Fear grips Nkulumane, Emganwini
03 Jul 2015 at 03:24hrs | Views
THE working-class suburbs of Nkulumane and Emganwini were gripped by fear yesterday as police reported that a FIFTH child had gone missing.
Winnie Museredzo, 14, of Nkulumane 12, is the latest to mysteriously disappearances.
Winnie, a Form 1 pupil at Ncumbatha Secondary School, went missing on June 9. She is the second girl from the same area to go missing after Nontobeko Yolanda Nkomo, 10, a Grade 6 pupil at Mgoqo Primary School, went missing on May 26.
Police this week launched an appeal for information about the whereabouts of three other children from the same neighbourhood - Arlington Shereni, 15, Thabo Ncube, 18, and Cyril Ndlovu, 15, all of Emganwini which shares a boundary with Nkulumane.
Bulawayo police spokesman Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo said: "Winnie is medium built, about 1,4 metres tall and dark in complexion. She was last seen at around 5.50PM on June 9 after she told family members she was going to collect a textbook at a friend's place. She never returned.
"Winnie was last seen wearing a blue blouse, brown jersey, long chequered skirt and black sandals."
Residents of Nkulumane and Emganwini suburbs, who are under Nkulumane Police Station, are now becoming alarmed by a developing pattern where a child goes missing every month since February.
The children went missing under different but equally baffling circumstances.
Eighteen-year-old Thabo Ncube, a former Founders High School pupil, disappeared without trace in February and Cyril Ndlovu, 15, a Form 3 pupil at Hamilton High School, went missing on March 1.
Arlington Shereni, 15, a Form 2 pupil at a city college, is another missing child who was last seen on April 30 and 10-year-old Nontobeko Nkomo, of Nkulumane 12, went missing on May 26.
Arlington was last seen wearing a white vest, brown tracksuit bottom and blue shoes.
Cyril was last seen on March 1 at around 8.30AM. He was last spotted wearing a green T-shirt, black track bottom and Adidas sports shoes.
Nontobeko is medium built, about 1.2m tall and dark in complexion. She was last seen on May 28 wearing a bottle green pair of trousers, bottle green jersey, bottle green blouse, black shoes, green socks and a green woollen hat. She was carrying a pink and grey satchel. She was last seen at around 9AM.
The children's parents say their neighbourhoods are now gripped by fear, with every missing child adding to their fears that there is a sinister force at work.
Insp Moyo said police are working frantically to establish the whereabouts of the missing children.
"We're appealing to anyone with information on the whereabouts of the missing children to contact their nearest police station or alternatively call ZRP Nkulumane on landline 09-481145. Our toll free numbers are 110 and 999. Members of the public can also make use of our WhatsApp numbers 0776097122 and 0717922398," said Insp Moyo.
Winnie Museredzo, 14, of Nkulumane 12, is the latest to mysteriously disappearances.
Winnie, a Form 1 pupil at Ncumbatha Secondary School, went missing on June 9. She is the second girl from the same area to go missing after Nontobeko Yolanda Nkomo, 10, a Grade 6 pupil at Mgoqo Primary School, went missing on May 26.
Police this week launched an appeal for information about the whereabouts of three other children from the same neighbourhood - Arlington Shereni, 15, Thabo Ncube, 18, and Cyril Ndlovu, 15, all of Emganwini which shares a boundary with Nkulumane.
Bulawayo police spokesman Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo said: "Winnie is medium built, about 1,4 metres tall and dark in complexion. She was last seen at around 5.50PM on June 9 after she told family members she was going to collect a textbook at a friend's place. She never returned.
"Winnie was last seen wearing a blue blouse, brown jersey, long chequered skirt and black sandals."
Residents of Nkulumane and Emganwini suburbs, who are under Nkulumane Police Station, are now becoming alarmed by a developing pattern where a child goes missing every month since February.
The children went missing under different but equally baffling circumstances.
Eighteen-year-old Thabo Ncube, a former Founders High School pupil, disappeared without trace in February and Cyril Ndlovu, 15, a Form 3 pupil at Hamilton High School, went missing on March 1.
Arlington Shereni, 15, a Form 2 pupil at a city college, is another missing child who was last seen on April 30 and 10-year-old Nontobeko Nkomo, of Nkulumane 12, went missing on May 26.
Arlington was last seen wearing a white vest, brown tracksuit bottom and blue shoes.
Cyril was last seen on March 1 at around 8.30AM. He was last spotted wearing a green T-shirt, black track bottom and Adidas sports shoes.
Nontobeko is medium built, about 1.2m tall and dark in complexion. She was last seen on May 28 wearing a bottle green pair of trousers, bottle green jersey, bottle green blouse, black shoes, green socks and a green woollen hat. She was carrying a pink and grey satchel. She was last seen at around 9AM.
The children's parents say their neighbourhoods are now gripped by fear, with every missing child adding to their fears that there is a sinister force at work.
Insp Moyo said police are working frantically to establish the whereabouts of the missing children.
"We're appealing to anyone with information on the whereabouts of the missing children to contact their nearest police station or alternatively call ZRP Nkulumane on landline 09-481145. Our toll free numbers are 110 and 999. Members of the public can also make use of our WhatsApp numbers 0776097122 and 0717922398," said Insp Moyo.
Source - chronicle
