{
  "id": 3964984,
  "title": "Corps members abducted in Kogi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/corps-members-abducted-in-kogi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T11:51:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/corps-members-abducted-in-kogi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members were abducted while returning to Abuja after a three-week orientation in Bayelsa State, on Wednesday. The incident occurred along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Police spokesperson Saliu Afusat confirmed the attack, stating that the assailants concealed in a bush and intercepted two buses traveling in opposite directions near Ogene Zaria. Eleven of the abducted individuals, including drivers of the two vehicles, were rescued after a joint police operation. The rescued victims are believed to be NYSC members who were en route to Abuja. Families of the missing corps members have appealed to the government and security agencies to intervene in securing their release.",
  "summary": "Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been abducted in Kogi State. The corps members who were returning to the nation’s capital after three-week orientation exercise in Bayelsa State, were abducted along Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi, on Wednesday. Confirming the incident on Friday, spokesperson of the Kogi […]",
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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."
}