Tension As NYSC Akwa Ibom Coordinator, Driver Mysteriously Disappear On Onitsha-Owerri Road

The sudden disappearance of a senior official from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and his driver while travelling on the Onitsha-Owerri highway has raised alarm.

Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, reported to the press in Abuja on Wednesday that the NYSC Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Okun Christopher, and his driver, Daniel Effiong Asibong, were last seen on Monday, July 29, 2024. They were travelling to Uyo in Akwa Ibom State.

Their white official Hilux vehicle, bearing the registration number 27D31FG, is also missing. Authorities are still searching for them, but there have been no developments regarding their location.

The statement reads: “This is to inform the general public that two officers of National Youth Service Corps got missing between Onitsha and Owerri road on Monday, July 29, 2024.

“The Officers, Mr Okun Christopher, NYSC Akwa-Ibom State Coordinator and his driver, Mr Daniel Effiong Asibong were on transit to Uyo in Akwa-Ibom in a white official Hilux vehicle with registration number 27D31FG when they were last communicated with.

Meanwhile, all efforts to locate their whereabout has yielded no result till date.

“Anyone with useful information regarding their whereabout should contact any of the 37 NYSC State Secretariat, Area Offices and the National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja or the nearest police station or other security agencies for prompt action.”