Kidnapped NYSC members still in captivity

…Police locate abductors’ camp, fear IEDs
By Chidi Nkwopara
OWERRI — Prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha highway in Imo State on October 1, 2026, are still in captivity, as security agencies intensify efforts to rescue them.
The victims were among passengers travelling in two buses from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Bende, Abia State, respectively, when armed men attacked the vehicles at Umunoha.
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Garba Bosso, said security agencies had located the hideout where the abducted prospective corps members were being held, but were exercising caution because the area was ...