Abducted 20 Corps Members, One Other Regain Freedom In Imo
Military and police rescued the victims a week after the kidnapping, and security sources said they were taken to treatment in Owerri.
- Twenty National Youth Service Corps members abducted while traveling from Ibadan, Oyo State, were released on Wednesday. The release occurred exactly one week after their kidnapping, amid criticism regarding the NYSC silence on the abducted members.
- The victims were traveling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia State and Akwa Ibom when they were kidnapped en route to the South-East.
- Military personnel and police operatives in Imo State, Nigeria, conducted an operation that secured the release. Security sources reported that 10 victims were rescued at the scene following the intervention.
- Transported to the State Security Service Hospital in Owerri, Imo State, the rescued victims received medical treatment. A yet-to-be-identified civilian was also released during the operation.
- The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, confirmed the rescue in a telephone conversation with His Imperial Majesty, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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