A cross-section of the NYSC members, during the swearing-in ceremony of the NYSC Batch B Stream II 2014, in Lagos
The
family of a missing member of the National Youths Service Corps posted
to Akwa Ibom State identified as Akeem Adekunle has expressed worry over
his whereabouts which has remained unknown for over six weeks.
Our correspondent learnt that the family
became anxious when Adekunle’s phone was not reachable days after he
left Lagos for Akwa Ibom where he was deployed in for the NYSC scheme.
Adekunle’s elder sister, Kudirat, was on
the verge of tears when she spoke to our correspondent on Friday. She
said her missing brother came to Lagos for the last Eid-el-Fitri
celebration in July.
According
to her, she spoke with him many times on the phone while he was in
Lagos before some of his friends came to tell her that his line was not
reachable a few days after he should have returned to Akwa Ibom.
Kudirat said, ‘‘He stayed in a place not
too far from my residence on the Island when he came home from Akwa
Ibom. We used to talk on the telephone. It was on July 25 that some of
his friends came to tell me that they could not reach him on the
telephone. That was when we started looking for him and contacted the
officials where he was serving.’’
She added that some people started
calling her with a hidden number in August to say Adekunle was on the
campus of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, and that she should stop worrying
about his whereabouts.
‘‘I was preparing to go to the
polytechnic when someone told me that the school was not in session. I
have been distressed and wondering why my brother would abandon his NYSC
scheme and return to his alma mater,” she added.
The missing corps member’s place of
primary assignment was Itam Secondary School in Itu Local Government
Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Our correspondent who placed calls to
Adekunle’s mobile number (08024394665), observed that the calls were
forwarded to another number and not connecting.
The state Coordinator of NYSC in Akwa Ibom State, Ngozi Chukwuka, said the agency was aware of the development.
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