Following the reported case of a missing Nollywood actress, known as Cynthia Okereke, the Police Command in Enugu State has launched an investigation to unravel and locate her.
This was disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu, by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe.
Earlier, Mrs Monalisa Chinda-Coker, the Director of Communications, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), revealed that the families of actress Okereke and actor Clemson Cornel confirmed that they had not returned home since leaving a film location at Ozalla community.
Chinda-Coker, in a statement, said the duo were suspected missing after their family members confirmed they had not returned home from a film location.
Reacting, Ndukwe said, “the current report at our disposal dwells on a case of an abandoned and recovered vehicle, as well as a missing person.”
He said the vehicle was abandoned and recovered at Four-Corners on Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway, precisely within Ozalla community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State axis of the road.
“On July 29, at about 7:30am, we received information that a red-coloured Toyota RAV4 Jeep with registration number AGL 199 CY was noticed to have been parked in an abandoned way at Four-Corners on Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway.
“Hence, the location was visited and the vehicle recovered.
“Coincidentally, at about 11:30am, on the same date, a report was further received stating that the vehicle belongs to one Cynthia Okereke (f), a Nollywood Actress, who was last seen on July 26,” he said.
The police spokesman added that the report at the command’s disposal revealed that only one person was reported to be missing.