Mother Pleads for Help After Daughter's Abduction by Bandits

On October 1, a mother shared her distress over her daughter Kehinde's abduction by bandits while traveling with fellow National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members on the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, Imo State. Kehinde, along with other corps members, departed from Ibadan around 9 am on Wednesday and spent the night in Imo State before continuing their journey early Thursday.

Shortly after 6 am, she sent a message indicating a kidnapping and attempted to call her family, but her phone became unreachable. The group was traveling in three vehicles, with one escaping while the other two were attacked.

Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers intercepted the buses, robbed passengers, and forced them into a nearby bush. The exact number of abducted passengers remains unclear.

The mother appealed for government assistance, expressing her desperation as Kehinde's twin sister, Taiwo, had already arrived at her NYSC camp in Enugu.