The Akwa-Ibom State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Okun Christopher, and his driver, Daniel Effiong Asibong, have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

The NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, announced the abduction in a statement on Wednesday, August 7.

According to the statement, the two NYSC officials were abducted between Onitsha and Owerri Road on Monday, July 29, 2024.

The statement said, “This is to inform the general public that two officers of the National Youth Service Corps went missing between Onitsha and Owerri Road on Monday, July 29, 2024.”

The statement continued, “The Officers, Mr Okun Christopher, NYSC Akwa-Ibom State Coordinator, and his driver, Mr Daniel Effiong Asibong, were in transit to Uyo in Akwa-Ibom in a white official Hilux vehicle with registration number 27D31FG when they were last communicated with.”

Efforts to locate their whereabouts have been unsuccessful so far. The NYSC is urging anyone with useful information to contact any of the 37 NYSC State Secretariats, Area Offices, or the National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja.

They also advised contacting the nearest police station or other security agencies for prompt action.