{
  "id": 12903074,
  "title": "Mother deflates police claim, says ransom paid for release of kidnapped prospective corpers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/mother-deflates-police-claim-says-ransom-paid-for-release-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/mother-deflates-police-claim-says-ransom-paid-for-release-of-kidnapped-prospective-corpers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alirat Wahab, the mother of one of the prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who was kidnapped, has revealed that she paid N6 million to secure her son's release, contradicting the claim by security forces that no ransom was paid. Wahab spoke to News Central Television and detailed the abductors' initial demand for N50 million per victim, which they eventually settled for N6 million. The abductors initially demanded N50 million per head, but the mother and her son's elder brother eventually paid N6 million after the kidnappers insisted they send the money to an account in Imo state. The operation to rescue the victims involved a joint team of operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS), military, and police, and the victims were rescued on October 7, 2026, at Amakohia Ubi Village, Imo State.",
  "summary": "The claim by security forces, especially the police that no ransom was paid for the release of prospective… The post Mother deflates police claim, says ransom paid for release of kidnapped prospective corpers appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}