About 40 NYSC members abducted in one year – Research

By Nnamdi Ojiego
The abduction of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Imo State has brought into sharper focus the growing danger facing young Nigerians travelling to or from orientation camps and places of primary assignment. The 20 graduates, who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states, were abducted on October 1 along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State. They were rescued on October 7, after seven days in captivity, in a joint operation involving the police, military, Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies. The victims were subsequently taken for medical examination and treatme...