NYSC Secures Release Of Female Corps Member Kidnapped In Zamfara

The release of one of the female Prospective Corps Members (PCMs), kidnapped by bandits on August 17 has been secured by the National Youth Service Corps with the help of security agencies.

This was made known in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, NYSC, Eddy Megwa, on Saturday in Abuja.

Osun Defender reports that the seven PCMs from Akwa Ibom State were abducted on August 17 by gunmen in Zamfara State while on their way to the camp, and their abductors had demanded N200 million.

The statement noted that NYSC was confident that with the combined efforts of security agencies, the remaining would be released.

The statement reads: “Management of the National Youth Service Corps wishes to convey to the general public that the scheme, through the help of security agencies on Friday, 20th October 2023 at about 12.30 pm secured the release of one of the female prospective corps members abducted in Zamfara, out of the seven in captivity and the bus driver.

“The Scheme is confident that with the combined efforts of security agencies, the remaining will be released.

“As corps members and prospective ones alike are admonished by management to always prioritise their personal security; the Scheme shall never shirk its responsibility of upholding the security and welfare of corps members at all times.”