The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
It was gathered that the victims were on their way back from the recent orientation camping exercise in Ondo State when they were attacked and abducted around 9 p.m.
on Tuesday.
A witness, who brought the incident to light when she called a radio station in the city to announce the abduction of her sister-in-law and colleagues, said the corps members were abducted on the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road in Emohua, Rivers State.
Although the number of the victims could not be ascertained as of press time, the state Commissioner of Police, Okon Effiong, has deployed a police tactical team to track down gunmen who kidnapped the corp members.
The State Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed the CP’s order in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, explained that some of the corps members have been rescued and efforts are on to free those still with their captors.
