{
  "id": 12054217,
  "title": "Abductors of Oyo Corps Members demand ₦50m ransom for each victim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/abductors-of-oyo-corps-members-demand-50m-ransom-for-each-victim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:52:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/abductors-of-oyo-corps-members-demand-%e2%82%a650m-ransom-for-each-victim/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Families of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from Oyo State are in a state of alarm following the kidnapping of 19 victims along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State. The attack occurred on Thursday when gunmen targeted two buses laden with NYSC corps members traveling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom States. Isiah Akpan, the Managing Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, confirmed the incident, stating that the kidnappers contacted some families and demanded a hefty N50 million ransom for each abducted passenger. The incident has raised fears among relatives as security agencies intensify search efforts for the missing NYSC members.",
  "summary": "Families of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from Oyo State have been thrown into panic after kidnappers reportedly demanded a combined N50 million ransom for each of their victims abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State. The victims were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa […] The post Abductors of Oyo Corps Members…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}