Just in: Kidnappers torture 20 corps members, demand N5m each

Oyo adopts Oriire abduction template, engages Imo, security agencies
By Adeola Badru
The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by gunmen in Imo State have allegedly been subjected to physical assault by their captors, including the female victims, as the kidnappers reduced their ransom demand to N5 million per victim.
The development came as the deadline reportedly given by the abductors for payment of the ransom approached, heightening anxiety among the victims’ families.
One of the affected relatives, Alhaja Alimot Akande, whose 25-year-old sister, Kehinde Akande, is among the abducted graduates, said the victims had allegedly been beaten since Satu...