The incident has sent shock waves through the community, especially in the East London’s buffalo flat area on February 4.
According to reports, the state Fatima was close to her school when the silver-gray Toyota Corola approached with no number of plates. Two unknown men are said to be liked by her, forcibly taken her when she left her brother and in the entire view of the other school students.
Six days later, the confused video came out, intensifying the search for the girl and raised awareness about her abduction. The video has gone viral, which inspires public support and concern.
At a fierce show of despair, Fatima’s father spoke for the first time during an awareness parade over the weekend. With a trembling voice, he appealed to the kidnappers: βPlease release my Fatima. Think about us, human beings. We are not foreigners, we are South Africans, we live here and everything is here. We pay taxes here and we need protection. β
His heartfelt request reflects the deep pain of a father who is looking for his daughter in the face of unimaginable misery.
The abduction of Fatima has triggered anxiety to the locals and beyond it, and awareness marches are continuing in pursuing his kidnappers.
Officials are investigating and the police urged anyone in the information to come forward. The public has been asked to report any tracks by calling 043-733-0089 or 043-733-0003.
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