Imo abduction: ‘We ate garri with dirty water’ — Rescued NYSC victim recounts forest ordeal

A prospective National Youth Service Corps member abducted in Imo State has recounted how she and other victims were beaten, threatened and forced to survive on garri and dirty water while being held in a forest by their captors.
The victim, who spoke in a BBC interview, described the conditions in captivity following the abduction of 20 prospective corps members and another passenger travelling to their NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states.
She said the abductors monitored their phone calls to family members and beat those whose conversations displeased them, using weapons and their bare hands.
“We are given a phone to call our family, and if any family say anything ...