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The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps , Brig Gen Yusha'u Ahmed has announced the rescue of a prospective corps member, Solomon Daniel Bassey, who was abducted on August 17, 2023.
The prospective corps members were travelling in an Akwa Ibom Transport Company bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State, for the one-year mandatory national service, when their vehicle was intercepted by kidnappers. “No state government brought any amount for their rescue as claimed in the media. I must state that I have not received one naira from any state government so far in the name of the rescue of these corps members. No group of people or organisation aided in the rescue of the prospective corps members apart from the security agencies, particularly the army and the DSS,” he said.
He explained that the NYSC, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, Police, Department of State Services , and traditional rulers, worked tirelessly to secure the release of the Corps members. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps , Brig Gen Yusha'u Ahmed has announced the rescue of a prospective corps member, Solomon Daniel Bassey, who was abducted on August 17, 2023. Bassey was the last of eight corps members rescued following their kidnap on August 17, 2023 by suspected terrorists on their way to…The Federal Government has announced that more than 53 million learners are currently benefiting from its free and compulsory basic education programme.
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