Police Track Cynthia Okereke’s Car, Actress Still Missing

Cynthia Okereke’s car has been discovered, according to the Enugu State Police Command.

DSP Daniel Ndukwe, Enugu’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development on Saturday.

“The current report at our disposal dwells on a case of an abandoned and recovered vehicle, as well as a missing person,” Ndukwe said.

He stated that the vehicle was abandoned and recovered at Four-Corners on the Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway, specifically within Ozalla community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.

“On July 29, at approximately 7:30 a.m., we received information that a red Toyota RAV4 Jeep with registration number AGL 199 CY was discovered parked in an abandoned way at Four-Corners on the Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway.”

“As a result, The location was visited, and the vehicle was found.

“Incidentally, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on the same date, a report was received stating that the vehicle belongs to one Cynthia Okereke (f), a Nollywood Actress, who was last seen on July 26,” he said.

According to the police spokesman, the report at the command’s disposal revealed that only one person was reported missing.

However, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Director of Communications, Mrs. Monalisa Chinda-Coker, stated that two actors (Cynthia Okereke and Clenson Cornel) were missing.

Chinda-Coker stated in a statement on Friday that

Okereke and Cornel’s families confirmed that they had not returned home since leaving a film location in the Ozalla community.

“The two members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Okereke and Cornel alias Agbogidi, were suspected missing after their family members confirmed they did not return from a film location at Ozalla community,” the statement reads.

“The two members were suspected of kidnapping, which has increased members’ concern about the safety of actors filming in the country.”

Reacting to the development, the National President of the Guild, Mr. Rollas Ejezie, instructed all actors to avoid going to the outskirt of cities to film except full security cover was provided to ensure their safety.

He expressed shock over the ugly development while urging the security agencies to fasten up investigations that would lead to their safe rescue.