Police: Girl who went missing from Jersey City mall found safe

Surveillance video showed Divine Anwanyu walking toward Newport Parkway in Jersey City with a male on Thursday evening.

Matt Trapani

Jun 9, 2025, 10:51 AM

Updated 4 hr ago

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A 10-year-old girl who went missing from Newport Centre mall last week has been found safe, according to Jersey City officials.
Surveillance video showed Divine Anwanyu walking toward Newport Parkway with a male on Thursday evening. This sparked a major search around the city to find the girl.
Jersey City officials say that Anwanyu was found around 1 p.m. on Monday, thanks to a citizen's tip. They say that she was found at the Salem-Lafayette apartment complex in good health.
Further details about the girl’s disappearance were not provided.
Officials say that EMTs were dispatched to check on Anwanyu as a precaution.