Story wey dey shock everywhere as bandits don kidnap 24 people for Zamfara and Kaduna states. For Zamfara, dem carry 20 residents from Dausayi village on January 28 around 4:00 pm. Dem say na Yellow Janbross and im gang wey carry out this serious wahala.
The police no go sit down for this one. Dem quickly deploy operatives as Divisional Police Officer for Dansadau lead the charge to rescue the victims and catch the bad guys. Police PRO for Zamfara, Yazid Abubakar, talk say dem don rescue 18 out of 20 victims wey dem carry go. E still dey share the gists, saying dem go make sure say the last two people dey alright too.
As situation no different for Kaduna, four peeps from Kikwari village for Kajuru Local Government Area also fall victim for bandit attack at 1:30 am same January 28. Dem call the victims Augustine Nicholas, James Bawa, Yabo Zabedee, and Abaya Tanko. Security people don block bush area around as dem begin search for the kidnapped ones.
Attempts to reach Kaduna State police PRO, Mansir Hassan, no yield as e no pick call or reply message. Na so we de reach the end of this sad tale of abduction wey don turn our normal stories come cinema. Parents dey worried as dem dey send their children go join NYSC next month, with many dey fear wetin go happen.
NYSC don announce say their Batch A (Stream 1) orientation go start on January 21, and plenty corps members no dey gree relax for high-risk states. From Zamfara to Kaduna, the journey wey dem go make no be small matter as security challenges dey on the rise.
Now, dem get about 650,000 graduates ready for deployment, but the body don fear say no reach 40 percent go fit join this exercise because of bandits and terrorists. States wey dey catch fire include Zamfara, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe, and more. Zamfara state coordinator talk say dem expect about 600 corps members, and state governments dey hammer on security patterns to keep people safe!
Some corps members dey share story say dem fear as dem enter camp. One dude from Plateau talk say im travel reach Zamfara take am almost 28 hours. E sleep for one village before full gazz arrive camp. “We dey fear bandits go catch us anytime,” e yarn, and e no dey wrong as bandits dey show strength anyhow.
Even one babe wey travel from Lagos go Kaduna, Esther, say she dey panic when she see Kaduna for im posting letter. But as she land camp see soldiers and police everywhere, small fear don disappear. Security na first class matter as everybody they talk say they go follow NYSC rules well well.
Parents no fit rest as dem dey shout make government provide maximum security for these young ones wey dey face danger anyhow. National President of Parents-Teachers Association, Haruna Danjuma, don talk say protection no fit take backseat in this matter. Dem need make religious and traditional rulers work hand in hand with security agencies to keep our children safe.
State authorities dey push for relocation of orientation camps to safer areas. Zamfara don shift camp from Tsafe to Gusau so as to ensure safety and give corps members better shelter. Will this solve the problem? We go see but one thing wey sure be say, as the wahala dey continue, we dey always pray say those kidnappers go face the music one day.
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