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A mother of one of the 20 youths abducted while traveling to NYSC orientation camps said she managed to raise and hand over a ₦3 million ransom to secure her child's freedom. Families are still scrambling for the release of the remaining corps members.
Families of the 20 abducted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State say they paid between N3 million and N6 million to secure their release, contradicting police claims of a security‑led rescue.
The Imo State Police Command said it was unaware of any ransom payment for the release of 20 NYSC corps members and another individual freed from abductors in the Amakohia‑Ubi forest. The victims are now receiving medical care, and the governor praised the security agencies.
Security agencies freed twenty kidnapped National Youth Service Corps members in Imo State on Wednesday, after relatives reportedly paid ransoms between three and six million naira. Parents described the frantic effort to gather the money and their relief at the corps members' return.
Twenty prospective NYSC corps members abducted on the Onitsha‑Owerri road have been freed after a six‑day ordeal. The Department of State Services confirmed their rescue on 7 October 2026, but families are still waiting to speak with the youths.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma told the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, that the prospective National Youth Service Corps members kidnapped on their way to orientation camps have been freed. The announcement, made by phone on Wednesday evening, brought relief to anxious families.
Twenty prospective NYSC members were seized on Thursday along the Owerri‑Onitsha road in Imo State. Their captors cut the ransom demand from N50 million to N5 million per person and allegedly began beating the victims, including women. The Oyo State Government says it is working with Imo authorities and security agencies to secure their release.