{
  "id": 11732322,
  "title": "Drones locate kidnapped corpers, but mines planted around area –Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/drones-locate-kidnapped-corpers-but-mines-planted-around-area-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T15:51:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/drones-locate-kidnapped-corpers-but-mines-planted-around-area-police/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Imo State Police Command reveals location of suspected kidnappers holding abducted NYSC members, but heavy mines hinder rescue effort, Commissioner of Police Audu Garba Bosso reveals. Bosso stated that drones assisted in locating the hideout in the forest, but intelligence reported the area was mined with improvised explosive devices, delaying the rescue operation. Security forces are set to deploy heavy machinery, including high-velocity vehicles, bulldozers, and armored personnel carriers, to gain access and rescue the victims. Ten victims were rescued at the scene, while 20 passengers were initially abducted from two buses attacked along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on October 1, including several prospective corps members. The rescue operation involving multiple agencies is ongoing.",
  "summary": "The Imo State Police Command says it has located the hideout where suspected kidnappers are holding abducted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other victims, Commissioner of Police Audu Garba Bosso has disclosed. Bosso said security operatives used drones to track the abductors and were able to identify their exact location in the bush, […] The post Drones locate kidnapped corpers,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Akwa Ibom: Police rescue two kidnapped victims along Ibeno waterways",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/akwa-ibom-police-rescue-two-kidnapped-victims-along-ibeno-waterways",
        "published": "2026-10-02T21:18:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police rescue fishermen abducted by sea pirates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/police-rescue-fishermen-abducted-by-sea-pirates",
        "published": "2026-10-02T23:52:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}