{
  "id": 6818907,
  "title": "I’ve lived in agony since January after my husband’s disappearance — Wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ive-lived-in-agony-since-january-after-my-husbands-disappearance-wife",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T23:28:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ive-lived-in-agony-since-january-after-my-husbands-disappearance-wife/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sarah Ohazurume, the wife of Anthony Innocent, who vanished in Imo State in January, shares her story about her husband's disappearance with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI. Sarah and Anthony have been married for two years and a few months, and they reside in Lagos. Anthony, a businessman and solar engineer, travelled to their hometown in Imo State for the Christmas holiday on December 29, 2025, to visit their father-in-law, who had a stroke at the time. He was the only one to travel since he wanted to ensure his father received the necessary medication and care.\n\nSarah initially spoke with Anthony on January 10, 2026, and he informed her that he had gone to the town to repair his motorcycle. He promised to return home and call her when he did. However, when Sarah attempted to contact him on January 11, 2026, she could not reach him. She turned to her sister-in-law for help, and they decided to raise the alarm when her sister-in-law did not receive any messages from him by midnight.\n\nAnthony's phone remained active for a few days, but it was eventually switched off. As of now, they cannot reach him through the phone, and his disappearance has become even more puzzling because they do not know what happened or where he went. Sarah explains that Anthony, a kind and peaceful person, did not disclose his destination or the person he was meeting with, which made it difficult for the family to track his movements after his disappearance.\n\nDespite receiving calls and messages claiming to involve a substantial sum of money, Sarah and her family have not received any clear information about Anthony's whereabouts. Some of these callers even accused them of being scammers, but these claims have not provided any clues about his location. Sarah speculates that Anthony might have encountered an attack or been wrongly accused of theft, given that he left with his motorcycle.\n\nThe family reported Anthony's disappearance to the police, but they have not seen any significant progress in the investigation. The uncertainty and lack of information have been incredibly challenging for Sarah and her family since January.",
  "summary": "The wife of Anthony Innocent, who went missing in Imo State in January, speaks on the family’s search and her agony since his disappearance. Read More: https://punchng.com/ive-lived-in-agony-since-january-after-my-husbands-disappearance-wife/",
  "key_points": [
    "Sarah Ohazurume, Anthony's wife, lives in agony since his January 2026 disappearance.",
    "Anthony, a solar engineer, vanished while visiting family in Imo State for Christmas.",
    "Police investigation has not yielded significant progress on Anthony's whereabouts."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "I’ve lived in agony since January after my husband’s disappearance — Wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ive-lived-in-agony-since-january-after-my-husbands-disappearance-wife-6820272",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:40:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}