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10-year-old found wandering in Anambra, police seek parents

10-year-old found wandering in Anambra, police seek parents

The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a 10-year-old boy, identified as Chinecherem Onuwasoanya, who lost his way home after going out to play in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. In a press statement released on Sunday, the spokesman for the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the rescue was carried

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