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Tension In Zamfara NYSC Camp As Bandits Abduct Corps Members
- The police said a joint search and rescue operation was ongoing to rescue the abducted corps members and other victims
EKO HOT BLOG reports that tension has set in among prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State following the abduction of some of their colleagues on their way to an orientation camp in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state.
Although the police confirmed the abduction of two prospective corps members along the Sheme-Tsafe highway in the state, witnesses said about six others were missing from the incident that occurred on Tuesday.
The Tsafe hosts the National Youth Service (NYSC) orientation camp in Zamfara.
The police said a joint search and rescue operation was ongoing to rescue the abducted corps members and other victims.
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The police spokesperson in the state, Muhammad Shehu, in a statement, said the police commissioner in the state, Ayuba Elkana, has visited the camp and assured NYSC officials of the safety of corps members in the camp.
“Report received by the Zamfara State Police Command from the State NYSC Coordinator indicated that, two (2) Prospective NYSC Corp Members deployed from Benue State to Kebbi and Sokoto States were among the victims of abduction along Tsafe – Gusau Road on Tuesday 19th October, 2021 at about 2230 hours,” a statement issued by the police partly read.
“It would be recalled that on 19th October, 2021, at about 2230 hours, a Vehicle with Reg. Number GBK 339 ZY was blocked by armed bandits while travelling from Benue to Sokoto State at near Wanzamai Village in Tsafe LGA. As a result, passengers whose identity (were) unknown, were abducted.”
According to the statement, a joint search and rescue operation is ongoing to ensure safe rescue of Corp members along other abducted victims.
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