Distraught parents of the prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who were recently kidnapped on the Owerri-Onitsha have begged the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, and other relevant stakeholders to see to it that their children are not killed by their abductors.
JESNews learnt that about 19 prospective NYSC members were abducted in the on Thursday morning, after they left Ibadan on Wednesday and were heading to NYSC camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom States.
The parents sent out their call for help when they visited the Oba Ladoja at his residence in Ibadan on Saturday. They asked the monarch to speak to the relevant stakeholders in order to ensure the safe release of their children.
JESBews correspondent reports that the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Abimbola Olugbenga, and the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Sefiu Adeyeri, were at the residence of the Olubadan, when the parents visited.
The parents used the opportunity to appeal to the Olubadan, the CP and the Aseyin to intervene.
The parents sought the timely intervention of the Olubadan of Ibadanland and the state CP.
The parents submitted that the gunmen contacted them using the mobile lines of the kidnapped prospective corps members.
One of the parents, Alhaja Alimot Akande, urged the Olubadan, the CP and the Aseyin to come to their rescue by ensuring the timely release of their children.
“They are threatening that anything untoward will happen to our children if we fail to heed their request. Baba, kindly assist us. Don’t let them kill our children.”
