Gunmen Abduct 20 NYSC Members Travelling to Orientation Camps in Imo

Gunmen have reportedly abducted 20 National Youth Service Corps members travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in the South-East and South-South. The corps members were said to be travelling in a commercial bus when attackers intercepted it on the Owerri–Onitsha Road near Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. Imo Police spokesperson Henry Okoye said security agencies have launched a coordinated rescue operation. The state Commissioner of Police has visited the scene, while security teams search nearby bushes and routes believed to have been used by the abductors. The incident has renewed concerns about the safety of corps members and other travellers on interstate highways.

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