Five suspects have been arraigned in connection with the k!dnapping of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State.
The suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and Aba South, Abia State, during joint security operations carried out between October 10 and 14 by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), soldiers and police officers.
Three other suspected members of the gang reportedly escaped during the operations with gu.nshot injur!es. Security operatives are still searching for them.
The incident happened on October 1, when gu.nmen abducted the 20 prospective corps members along the Owerri-Onitsha road while they were travelling to their orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states.
The victims spent six days in captivity before they were rescued on October 7 at Amakohia-Ubi village in Imo State.
The five suspects were arraigned before the Imo State High Court in Owerri on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. They pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them.
The court remanded the defendants in DSS custody and adjourned the case until Thursday, October 22, for further proceedings.
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