NYSC kidnap: Osun NURTW decries insecurity on highways

The Osun State National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has expressed concern over the growing insecurity on highways following the kidnap of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. According to reports, the NURTW has urged the Federal Government to rescue the victims.

The incident involved the abduction of about 20 prospective NYSC members while they were travelling to their orientation camp. Peter Obi, a presidential candidate, has called for their immediate and safe rescue, describing the abduction as a "disturbing indication of the worsening insecurity in Nigeria".

Obi, the former Anambra State governor, stressed that protecting lives and property remained the foremost responsibility of government and urged the authorities to arrest those responsible for the attack.

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