Uzodinma phoned Olubadan over release of prospective corps members — Aide
By Adeola Badru IBADAN — Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Wednesday informed the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, by telephone of the release of the prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC,…
Kidnapping of prospective corps members en route to NYSC orientation camps has become a recurring security concern in parts of Nigeria, often raising alarm given the vulnerability of young graduates travelling unfamiliar routes to report for mandatory national service. Imo State, like several others in the South-East and South-West corridor, has periodically grappled with such incidents, which typically draw swift attention from state governments keen to reassure families and traditional institutions of residents' safety.
The direct phone contact between Governor Hope Uzodinma and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, underscores the inter-state and traditional-institution dimension of such crises, as affected corps members often hail from outside the state where the abduction occurs, prompting coordination between state authorities and royal fathers of the victims' home regions. Coverage so far agrees on the core fact of the release and the governor's personal communication of this development, though details on the circumstances of the abduction, the identities of the perpetrators, and whether any ransom or security operation secured the release have not been fully reported.