Police searching for missing pupil in Ntungamo

By APN Reporter

Ntungamo

Police and authorities in the southwestern district of Ntungamo are searching for a 12-year-old pupil of Karama primary school in Bowngyera sub-county who went missing on Friday last week.

A case of a missing person has been opened at Rwanda police post in Bwongyera sub-county under reference number SD REF:09/24/05/022.

According to Frank Bahizi the school headteacher at Karama primary school, the pupil was last seen at school on Friday and has since then been missing.

He says that the authorities thought that she had gone home as usual and only to be surprised when the guardians started looking for her.

He further reveals that the primary four pupil was dressed in a pink school uniform when she was last seen.

A relative to the girl indicates that they thought that she had moved with friends but waited for her in vain.

A family member who talked to our reporter on condition of anonymity revealed that they were told by fellow pupils that she was on Friday last week seen loitering in nearby shops.