Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been kidnapped by gunmen in Rivers state.
It is understood that the corps members were returning from the Ondo state NYSC orientation camp on Tuesday at about 9 pm — and on their way to Port Harcourt.
The kidnappers were said to have hijacked the corps members’ vehicle along the Rumuji axis of the east-west road in Emohua LGA.
Grace Iringe-Koko, the state’s police spokesperson, said some corps members who escaped from the attack have been rescued.
Iringe-Koko also said police officers have been deployed to the area to ensure the safe release of the abducted corps members.
The police spokesperson, however, did not reveal the number of persons kidnapped or rescued.
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The abduction of the youths came barely 24 hours after Chidi Lloyd, chairman of Emohua LGA, declared a certain Onuigwe Wodi wanted.
Iringe-Koko also said police officers have been deployed to the area to ensure the safe release of the abducted corps members.
The police spokesperson, however, did not reveal the number of persons kidnapped or rescued.
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The abduction of the youths came barely 24 hours after Chidi Lloyd, chairman of Emohua LGA, declared a certain Onuigwe Wodi wanted.
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