The Rivers State Police Command has begun investigations into the disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, Yahaya Faruk, deployed to Community Secondary School, Ikuru Town, Opobo/Nkoro local government area of the state. Faruk has been missing since October 14, 2024.
In a statement on Wednesday, the command disclosed that the school's principal, Anderson Awaji-Ogbana, reported to the Ngo Divisional Police Headquarters on October 15, 2024, that Faruk was unaccounted for within the school premises and the surrounding community. It was later discovered that Faruk had been involved in casual employment with LDM Mining Company, located in Ikuru Town.
Faruk had been involved in casual employment with LDM Mining Company, also located in Ikuru Town. “Upon receiving this report, the Police summoned Mr Wen Hauiguo, the manager of LDM Mining Company, for questioning. “On October 16, 2024, he was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department , where he admitted to employing Mr. Faruk as a casual worker on the night shift, from 4:00pm to midnight.
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