The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has announced that its Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Mr. Okun Christopher, and his driver, Mr. Daniel Effiong Asibong, has been kidnapped on transit to Uyo, the State capital.

NYSC announced this today in a press statement signed by its Director, Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa who said that all efforts to locate the whereabouts of the Coordinator and his driver have yielded no result since Monday, 29th July, 2024.

“The two officers got missing between Delta and Akwa Ibom States on Monday, July 29, 2024 while on official duties. The NYSC Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Mr Okun Christopher and his driver, Mr Daniel Effiong Asibong were on transit to Uyo in a white official Hilux vehicle with registration number 27D31 FG when the unfortunate incident happened.” The statement said.

It urged anyone with useful information to contact any of the 37 NYSC State Secretariats nationwide, Area Offices and the National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja or the nearest police station or other security agency.