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DSS Arraigns Five Suspects Over Kidnap Of 20 Corps Members, Others In Imo
- Nigeria’s Department of State Services arraigned five suspects over the alleged abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members along the Owerri-Onitsha road.
- Three suspects faced charges including abduction, hostage-taking, ransom collection and illegal firearm possession, while two others faced conspiracy, hostage-taking and firearm charges.
- All five suspects pleaded not guilty, and defense lawyers said they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
- The abducted corps members were released after about six days and reunited with their families, while the cases were adjourned for hearings in October.
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DSS Arraigns 5 Suspects Over Abduction of 20 NYSC-to-be Members in Imo
The Department of State Services has arraigned five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and one civilian in Imo State. The incident occurred near Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area (LGA) in Imo State on October...
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