PEKAN: The National Urgent Response (Nur) alert system which publicises any disappearance of children was not activated in the case of 11-year-old Siti Masyitah Ibrahim who went missing on Jan 30.
District police chief Superintendent Amran Sidek said this was because Siti Masyitah’s parents were foreigners who had settled down in Pekan and did not possess identification documents.
“The missing victim and her parents do not have identification documents so we could not identify their backgrounds. We only know that they have been living in Pekan for a very long time and the family has settled down here.
“Since she was reported missing, the police along with villagers have been searching her village and the nearby settlements. We did not activate the Nur Alert or circulate any announcements but did all the necessary to locate the victim, including spreading the news through other resources,” he said when contacted.
In a statement earlier, Amran said Siti Masyitah’s mother, who has no identification documents or permanent residency card, had lodged a police report on Jan 30 about her missing 11-year-old daughter, who also does not possess any identification documents.
Nur Alert is a system to spread information quickly to help trace missing children below 12 years of age
who could be victims of crime or abuse.