A teenage girl has gone missing from the Levenshulme area following reports she was seen being followed by men in cars.

Zainub Batool, 16, was reported missing to Greater Manchester Police yesterday.

It was reported to police she was possibly seen being followed by men in cars at the time she went missing.

A spokesman for GMP said police have been unable to confirm whether this was the case at this early stage and the incident is being treated as a missing from home enquiry.

It has also been suggested the teenager got into a car outside Levenshulme Library, in Cromwell Grove, but police have also been unable to confirm this.

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Hundreds of social media users have posted appeals for help to find the youngster and shared her image online.

The appeal says Zainub was wearing a maroon abaya, an Islamic dress, and matching hijab at the time she went missing.

Hamza Afzal, a family friend, wrote on Facebook: “We have been out searching for young Zainub for over five hours, we haven’t yet been able to locate her, the police are working on the case and I will update you all as more information comes along.

“Please keep her in your prayers and continue to spread the word.”

A spokesman for GMP said: “We are trying to get the bottom of what has gone on, it is a missing person enquiry.

“There are lots of people involved and we are trying to get to the bottom of it. It was first reported to us it was possible some cars were around following her.”