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Abducted 20 Corps Members, One Other Regain Freedom In Imo
Military and police rescued the abductees, and officials said the victims were taken to DSS hospital care in Owerri.
- Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted while traveling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in the South-East have been released exactly one week after their kidnapping.
- Military personnel and police operatives conducted the rescue operation in Imo State, Nigeria, with officers reporting that 10 individuals were rescued directly at the scene following security intervention.
- The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, confirmed the rescue in a telephone conversation with The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Wednesday.
- Security sources confirmed the rescued victims were transported to the State Security Service hospital in Owerri, Imo State, for medical treatment; one civilian was also released.
- The kidnapped individuals had been traveling from Ibadan to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states when abducted during their journey from Oyo State.
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