Presidential candidate SDP Prince Adewole Adebayo has called for the immediate rescue of NYSC members abducted in Imo State.
The corps members, graduates of tertiary institutions in Oyo State, were travelling from Ibadan to the NYSC camp in Bende, Abia State, when they were ambushed around 6:30 a.m. on October 1 along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway near Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area.
According to a statement signed by Comrade Mark Adebayo, Head of Media and Communications for the Adewole Adebayo-Bugaje Presidential Campaign, 10 victims were rescued at the scene by security operatives, while others remain in captivity.
Condemning the incident, Adebayo described the attack as “an unacceptable assault on the nation’s future.”
He urged the Inspector-General of Police, military high command and Imo State Commissioner of Police to deploy all available rapid-response resources to secure the release of the remaining victims.
“We cannot fold our arms while the youth of this nation, who have committed themselves to national integration and service, are hunted down like game on public highways.
“Our security agencies must act with absolute urgency. This is a race against time, and no stone must be left unturned until every single corps member is brought back alive,” he said.
Adebayo also urged the governors of Anambra, Abia and Imo states to suspend other engagements and prioritise efforts to rescue the abducted corps members.
