Police rescues 15 abducted corps members in Anambra
No fewer than fifteen (15) members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been rescued by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command.
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The corps members were said have been kidnapped at Ihiala area on their way to Lagos while returning from their three weeks orientation programme.
Confirming their rescue, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state in a statement on Tuesday, said the gunmen kept the NYSC members hostage and were trailed by police operatives.
Having observed that police operatives were closing in on them, the gunmen abandoned their victims and sped off with the Toyota Hiace bus conveying the corps members, according to News Point Nigeria.
“Anambra State Police Operatives, by 11:15 am today, 14/2/2023 responding to a distress call along Isseke, Ihiala road, rescued unhurt fifteen abducted Corps members from NYSC Orientation Camp Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre, LGA, Imo State,” the statement read.
“Information reveals, that the Corps members, finished their three weeks of orientation programs today and were en route to Lagos before their vehicle was intercepted at total junction Ihiala, by yet unidentified armed men in unmarked white Toyota Hilux.
“Their vehicle was diverted to Isseke, Ihiala-Orlu expressway where the gunmen kept them hostage. The armed men noticed they are being followed by Police Operatives abandoned the Corpers and zoomed off with the Toyota Hiace bus with Reg Nos: EPE 353 YE conveying the Corpers.
“Meanwhile, the corps members were debriefed by police operatives and necessary arrangements have been perfected to convey them back to their destinations.”
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