Parents of Abducted NYSC Members Seek Urgent Help

Parents of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, recently kidnapped in Imo State, have raised alarms over threats from their captors demanding a ransom of N1bn. The kidnappers have specifically requested N50m for each victim and issued a 24-hour ultimatum, threatening harm to the young graduates if their demands are not met.

The parents expressed their fears during a visit to Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, alongside Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, and Oba Sefiu Adeyeri, the Aseyin of Iseyinland, seeking urgent intervention. The victims were abducted while traveling from Ibadan to their NYSC orientation camps on Thursday along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha.

The kidnappers have maintained contact with the families, further heightening their anxiety. Oba Ladoja assured the families that security agencies are working diligently to rescue the victims unharmed, while Commissioner Abimbola confirmed ongoing communication with his counterpart in Imo State regarding the situation.