Gunmen Abduct NYSC Members in Rumuji, Rivers State

Gunmen have abbducted some NYSC members along the Rumuji area of the East West road in Rivers state, Police have confirmed.

The kidnapped NYSC members were travelling from Ondo to Rivers state when the gunmen ambushed their vehicle and abducted some of them. Five occupants of the vehicle escaped and reported at the Rumuji divisional station.

An eyewitness whose sister-in-law was among the kidnapped corps called into a Port Harcourt based radio station on Wednesday morning to confirm the incident.

It was not clear yet how many Corp members are still in the kidnappers’ den or how many other passengers were abducted.

The Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko said that some of the corps members have been rescued while efforts are on to rescue the remaining corps members.