By: Erewunmi Peace

The Bayelsa State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the disappearance of 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Levi Anyanwu, posted to Ijaw National Academy, Kaiama, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area.

According to a statement by the police spokesperson, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit was ordered to take charge after Anyanwu was last seen around October 6, 2025, following treatment at a local hospital. His mobile phone remained in his apartment and authorities traced a call to the number from inmates in a correctional facility in Ogun State, who allegedly attempted to extort N100,000 from his father by posing as kidnappers.

While teams continue to comb his house and surrounding communities, the police emphasised that there is, so far, no confirmed evidence of kidnapping. “Investigations remain ongoing into all possible causes of his disappearance,” the statement reads.