{
  "id": 14141016,
  "title": "Kidnappers fed us garri with dirty water — Abducted corps member",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kidnappers-fed-us-garri-with-dirty-water-abducted-corps-member-14141016",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T07:18:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kidnappers-fed-us-garri-with-dirty-water-abducted-corps-member/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) candidates abducted in Imo State were subjected to severe abuse and distress during their captivity. According to a survivor who spoke to BBC Pidgin, the captors beat the victims with guns and fists, restricted their communication with family members, and fed them garri with dirty water. The survivor also noted that male victims faced more physical assault than the female ones, who were treated with more restraint. The attack took place on October 1 while the group was traveling from Ibadan to their NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. The abductees were eventually rescued on October 7 after security agencies located the kidnappers' hideout through drone surveillance and conducted a joint operation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Kidnappers fed us garri with dirty water — Abducted corps member",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kidnappers-fed-us-garri-with-dirty-water-abducted-corps-member",
        "published": "2026-10-13T06:56:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}