URGENT SAFETY WARNING TO STUDENTS AND TRAVELERS The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has received disturbing information regarding the recent kidnapping of NYSC members along their route. According to information reaching us, the two buses conveying the corps members were reportedly travelling in convoy when they got to the location where the incident occurred. It was alleged that one of the drivers stopped, claiming that he wanted to give money to someone on the other side of the road. The second bus subsequently stopped alongside it, after which armed men reportedly emerged from the bush and abducted the corps members. Of particular concern is the information that none of the two drivers was reportedly abducted, while the kidnappers were allegedly already positioned around the location where the buses stopped. These circumstances raise serious questions that require urgent and transparent investigation. At this point, we are not in a position to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident or attribute responsibility to any individual or transport company. However, the questions arising from the incident cannot be ignored. We therefore call on the relevant security agencies and government authorities to urgently investigate the operations of UDUA KING Transport Service in connection with this incident, and where necessary, suspend its operations pending the conclusion of the investigation, in order to establish exactly what transpired. As a precautionary measure, we advise students and other travelers to exercise extreme caution and, pending clarification of the circumstances surrounding this incident, consider avoiding UDUA KING Transport Service. We are particularly concerned about the safety of Nigerian students and young people who travel across the country every day. The circumstances surrounding this incident must be thoroughly investigated, and anyone found to have compromised the safety of the victims must be held accountable. There are many questions requiring answers, and we believe the families of the victims, the NYSC community and Nigerians deserve nothing less than a transparent investigation. The safety of Nigerian students remains our priority. Aluta Continua! Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez National President National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)