Kogi gov hails rescue of 15 NYSC members, six others
The Kogi State Government has commended the joint security forces for the successful rescue of 21 kidnapped victims in Dekina Local Government Area of the state, describing the operation as a demonstration of tactical excellence and effective inter-agency collaboration. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, the Read More:…
The Kogi State Government has commended the joint security forces for the successful rescue of 21 kidnapped victims in Dekina Local Government Area of the state. According to the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, the operation demonstrated tactical excellence and effective inter-agency collaboration.
Among the rescued victims were 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). One of the rescued NYSC members, David Ayodele, recounted that the abductors flogged and kicked them before threatening to keep them in the forest for a month and kill them, as reported by Premium Times.
The Kogi State Government described the rescue as a positive development, but further details about the incident and the kidnappers are not available.
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- ‘‘They threatened to kill us’, rescued NYSC member recounts Kogi ordeal premiumtimesng.com
