Nigeria
AFTER FAMILIES CLAIM THEY PAID N120M TO FREE 20 NYSC GRADUATES, DSS, MILITARY AND POLICE FINALLY NAB FIVE SUSPECTS AS THREE OTHERS ESCAPE WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS
Security operatives from the DSS, military and police have arrested five suspected members of the gang linked to the October 1 abduction of 20 prospective NYSC members along the Owerri Onitsha Expressway in Imo State. The suspects were apprehended during intelligence led operations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State between October 10 and 14. Three other suspected gang members escaped with gunshot injuries and remain the subject of a manhunt. The 20 graduates regained their freedom on October 7. Police attributed their recovery to a coordinated security operation, while relatives have claimed families paid N6 million for each victim, amounting to approximately N120 million for the group.
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