Police in Limpopo have launched a massive search for a 12-year-old girl who went missing on Sunday. Tlou Koko from Lekhureng village, in Matlala outside Polokwane reportedly called her mother to say she was in America.

Sergeant Maphure Manamela said information suggested that Tlou left home without telling anyone where she was going and she hasn't been seen since. "Preliminary investigations have revealed that Tlou was last seen with a Pakistani man known as "Abdul" around the village. On Monday 4 June, she called her mother alleging that she was in America."

Manamela said the family reported the matter to the police and a missing person file was opened. "The case was transferred to Seshego Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for further investigation." Manamela appealed to the public to help with any information available that can assist in locating the child to contact the nearest Police Station.