News of abduction of 18 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were travelling from Oyo state to Abia state for their three-week orientation programme, has put some families in disarray.
The corps members whose vehicle left Ibadan on Wednesday were kidnapped by gunmen in Imo State on Thursday morning, according to a reliable source from a concerned family.
According to a family whose member was among the kidnapped victims, the incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. The corps members were said to have departed from Samonda, Ibadan, at about 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday and later stopped over in Imo State, where they spent the night.
The source further said that the corps members were intercepted by the gunmen on Thursday morning while continuing their journey to Abia State. As at the time of filing this story, the family who preferred anonymity, said they had not heard from their relation, thus creating palpable tension.
