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Tension Escalates After 18 Oyo NYSC Members Kidnapped in Imo
By Saheed Olatunji, Reporter
Tension has gripped families and relatives of corps members from Oyo State following the abduction of about 18 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members travelling to Abia State for their three-week orientation programme.
The corps members were kidnapped by gunmen in Imo State on Thursday morning while on their way to the orientation camp.
A family member of one of the victims, who spoke with Newspeakonline, said the incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday.
According to the source, the corps members departed from Samonda, Ibadan, at about 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday and later stopped over in Imo State, where they spent the night.
The source said the corps members were intercepted by the gunmen on Thursday morning while continuing their journey to Abia State.
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