Kidnappers Give 24-Hour Ultimatum for Abducted NYSC Members, Others
Security operatives have located a suspected camp and are using drones after kidnappers demanded N1 billion for the 20 abducted corps members.
- Kidnappers gave parents 24 hours to pay a N1bn ransom for 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted Thursday while traveling from Oyo State to their orientation camps.
- Gunmen attacked two buses along Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, seizing the graduates; abductors have been contacting families since Friday via victims' phones, demanding N50m per person and threatening harm if unmet.
- Parents met with the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Bodija, Ibadan, on Saturday to seek intervention, accompanied by Oyo State Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Abimbola and the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Sefiu Adeyeri.
- The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, deployed Deputy Inspector-General of Police Shehu Nadada to Imo State to coordinate rescue efforts, while Imo State Commissioner of Police Audu Garba Bosso confirmed operatives located the suspected camp using drones.
- Rescue operations face delays as intelligence indicates the camp is planted with improvised explosive devices, though Police officials maintain ongoing efforts to secure the unharmed release of the abducted graduates.
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Kidnappers Give Parents of 20 Corps Members 24-Hour Ransom...
Gunmen have reportedly given parents of the 20 kidnapped prospective National Youth Service Corps members (NYSC), who were abducted on their way to the orientation camp in Abia State last Thursday, a 24-hour ultimatum to pay ransom. The parents were requested to pay N1 billion each before the release of their children. They disclosed this when they visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his private residence in Bodija, Ibadan…
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Parents of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted while travelling from Oyo State to their orientation camps have disclosed that their kidnappers gave them 24 hours to raise N1bn ransom for their release. The parents made the disclosure on Saturday when they visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his private residence […] Kidnappers give 24-hour ultimatum for abducted NYSC members, others
Oyo corps members’ abductors threaten to kill victims; parents face N1bn ransom demand
Parents of the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by gunmen in Imo State have raised the alarm over threats to kill their children, following a 24-hour ultimatum issued by their captors for the payment of a staggering N1bn ransom.
JUST IN: Kidnappers give Oyo corps members’ parents 24 hours to pay ransom
Parents of 20 kidnapped prospective NYSC corps members from Oyo State say abductors have given them 24 hours to pay a N1bn ransom for their release. Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-kidnappers-give-oyo-corps-members-parents-24-hours-to-pay-ransom/
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