Two prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members travelling from Benue State have been abducted on their way to Kebbi and Sokoto orientation camps.
Spokesperson of Zamfara Police Command, Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this on Friday.
He said the victims were abducted at Wanzamai village along Tsafe – Gusau road on Tuesday at about 10:30 am on October 19, but the command received the report on Friday, October 22, 2021.
He said the Commissioner of Police Ayuba Elkanah had visited the NYSC orientation camp at Tsafe to assess the existing security emplacement “to ensure safety and security of the prospective corps members arriving at the camp for the two weeks orientation exercise.”
Shehu said the Command had commenced investigation into the incident with a view to establishing the actual number of persons abducted.
He said the command had deployed a team of security forces on search and rescue operation to rescue the victims.
