DSS arraigns five suspected kidnappers of 20 Corps members in Imo

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By Linda Ikeji 20 October 2026, 10:10 am 0 comments

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State.

The five suspects were arrested during intelligence-led operations conducted between October 10 and 14 in Rivers and Abia states.

The corp members were travelling from Ibadan to their orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom when they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha expressway  in Imo State on October 1, 2026