Oyo Condemns Abduction of NYSC Members in Imo, Pledges Decisive Action for Safe Release

In an atmosphere fraught with tension and growing public anxiety, the Oyo State Government has unequivocally condemned the abduction of several National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members of Oyo origin who were seized by unidentified gunmen in Imo State. The victims were reportedly en route to or deployed within the South-Eastern corridor when their journey was violently disrupted by armed non-state actors.

Reacting through an official statement issued in Ibadan on Friday, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, expressed the state's deep sorrow and indignation over the incident. He described the targeted kidnapping of young graduates serving their fatherland as reprehensible, stressing that the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde views the security and welfare of all indigenes as a sacrosanct priority.

Assuring the distraught families that the state government is not treating the development with levity, Oyelade noted that state authorities have immediately activated formal intelligence and security communications channels with counterpart agencies in Imo State and the national leadership of the NYSC Directorate. The government underscored its resolve to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the victims regain their freedom unhurt.