20 rescued prospective NYSC members reunite with families
Twenty prospective NYSC members kidnapped in Imo State have been rescued and reunited with their families in Ibadan after seven days in captivity. Read More: https://punchng.com/20-rescued-prospective-nysc-members-reunite-with-families/
Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps members who were kidnapped in Imo State have been rescued and reunited with their families in Ibadan. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, they were abducted while travelling on two buses from Oyo to orientation camps in Abia State, with 10 others escaping through the bush.
The kidnapping occurred along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, and the victims were held for seven days. The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N50 million for each victim, but later reduced it to N5 million per person.
The rescued members are currently being held at the Oyo State headquarters of the Department of State Services in Ibadan, where only representatives of their parents were given access.
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