Armed men abduct corps members in Rivers

Author(s): Tony Tamuno
Armed men, on Saturday morning, abducted three National Youth Service Corps members serving with Abua/Odual local government council, Rivers State.
According to Angela Agabe, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, the victims are two male and one female youth corps members, and the motive behind the kidnapping is still unknown.
“Reports received by the command indicate that the corps members went to Ogomokon jetty, near the council headquarters, where three armed men abducted them early today (Saturday),” she said.
She added that the command’s anti-kidnapping unit had commenced a search for the missing corps members.
“So far, no group has claimed responsibility and no ransom has been demanded. The police have commenced investigation into the incident,” Agabe said.