Nigeria: Your Silence On Abduction of Corps Members Worrisome, APM Tells Tinubu

What the report says

The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organization (MDPCO), operating under the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to move quickly to secure the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State. The appeal, reported by Daily Trust and distributed by AllAfrica, says the group wants the federal government to act on the case immediately and respond more broadly to kidnappings affecting other parts of the country.

In its statement, the campaign organization criticized what it described as the president’s silence several days after the abduction, arguing that the government has a duty to protect citizens, including young people called up for NYSC service. The group linked the incident to wider insecurity across Nigeria and called for the safe return of other abducted people in states including Niger, Kwara, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina and Borno.

The report places the comments in the context of long-running public concern over kidnappings and insecurity in Nigeria. While the article is a political statement from an opposition-aligned campaign group rather than an official government response, it reflects continuing pressure on federal authorities to prioritize rescue efforts and strengthen protection for civilians, especially young people serving in national service.