{
  "id": 4707241,
  "title": "VIDEO: They threatened to keep us for one month, kill us, rescued corps member recounts ordeal in Kogi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/video-they-threatened-to-keep-us-for-one-month-kill-us-rescued-corps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:36:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-they-threatened-to-keep-us-for-one-month-kill-us-rescued-corps-member-recounts-ordeal-in-kogi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A rescued National Youth Service Corps member named David Ayodele recounted his harrowing ordeal after being abducted by kidnappers in Kogi State. The group was threatened with a month in captivity and death while being taken into a forest following their vehicle's interception while traveling from Bayelsa State to Abuja. The kidnappers forced the victims to walk in the bush while threatening to kill them and warning against any movement without permission. Ayodele and six others, along with 15 other NYSC corps members, were rescued by the Nigerian Army, police, Department of State Services, and local hunters.",
  "summary": "A rescued National Youth Service Corps member, David Ayodele, has recounted how he and other abductees were allegedly threatened with death by their captors after they were taken into a forest in Kogi State. Ayodele said the kidnappers threatened to keep the victims in captivity for one month and kill them, while warning them against Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "David Ayodele recounts month-long kidnapping ordeal in Kogi State",
    "Kidnappers threatened captivity, death, and warned against movement",
    "Corps members rescued by Nigerian Army, police, and local hunters"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "VIDEO: They threatened to keep us for one month, kill us, rescued corps member recounts ordeal in Kogi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/video-they-threatened-to-keep-us-for-one-month-kill-us-rescued-corps-4707729",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:38:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}