IBADAN, Oyo State — An Ibadan-based woman, Mrs Alimot Akande, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to rescue her daughter and 18 other prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were reportedly abducted while travelling to Abia State.
Akande made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to the report, the 19 prospective NYSC members left Ibadan on Wednesday and were allegedly abducted between Anambra and Abia states in the early hours of Thursday.
Akande’s daughter was among those reportedly taken.
The mother said she had been unable to establish contact with her daughter since the incident and appealed to the authorities to intensify efforts to locate and rescue the victims.
Akande said the prospective corps members had boarded a commercial transport bus in the Sango area of Ibadan for the journey to Abia State.
She explained that the passengers stopped in Onitsha at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday before continuing their journey on Thursday morning.
According to her, her daughter managed to send a brief message saying “kidnappers!”, indicating that the vehicle had allegedly been attacked.
“I am Mrs Alimot Akande. I am the parent of one of the victims. The prospective corps members boarded a bus belonging to a commercial transport company in the Sango area for the long journey to Abia State.
“The passengers had a stopover on Wednesday night in Onitsha at about 10 p.m., and the journey continued on Thursday morning before she quickly dropped a message that simply said, ‘kidnappers!’ indicating that the bus had been attacked by suspected armed kidnappers.”
Akande appealed to the Federal Government, NYSC authorities, police and other security agencies to secure the safe release of her daughter and the other victims.
“I appeal to the Federal Government, the NYSC, the police and other security agencies to rescue my daughter and the others unhurt.”
The circumstances surrounding the reported abduction, including the exact location of the incident and the identity of those responsible, were not independently established in the information available for this report.
Authorities are expected to provide further details as efforts to locate the victims continue.
