Nigeria: Police Chief Speaks On Alleged Ransom Payment for Freed 20 NYSC Members
Audu Bosso said police were unaware of ransom payments as parents claimed they paid N5 million to N6 million for the release.
- On Thursday, Imo State Police Commissioner Audu Bosso denied knowledge of any ransom payments for 20 freed National Youth Service Corps members, insisting security operatives secured their release through intense pressure.
- The 20 NYSC members were abducted October 1 while traveling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states along the Owerri-Onitsha Road near Umunoha in Imo State.
- Parents alleged paying N6 million in ransom to abductors, yet Bosso stated, "I am not aware whether a ransom was paid or not. We did what we were supposed to do as professionals."
- Authorities have fortified the attack axis, Bosso said, with mobile units and intelligence teams conducting "ongoing coordinated operations" to ensure perpetrators are arrested.
- Inspector-General of Police Tunji Duso has deployed additional tactical teams to the region to prevent recurrence, as security forces continue "combing the bushes" to track down the unidentified attackers.
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Our N6m ransom has been returned — Abducted corps members’...
The parents of one of the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State have revealed that the money contributed by their family as ransom has been returned. Alirat Wahab had earlier disclosed during an interview with News Central that her family paid N6 million to secure her son’s freedom after he was abducted alongside 19 other prospective corps members along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on October 1. Howeve…
Nigeria: Police Chief Speaks On Alleged Ransom Payment for Freed 20 NYSC Members
The police reaction followed widespread claims of ransom payments by some parents of the 20 prospective NYSC members who were released on Wednesday, exactly one week after they were abducted on 1 October.
Police chief speaks on alleged ransom payment for freed 20 NYSC members
The police reaction followed widespread claims of ransom payments by some parents of the 20 prospective NYSC members who were released on Wednesday, exactly one week after they were abducted on 1 October.
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Another Twist On Prospective Corps Members’ Abduction: Ransom Money Returned After NYSC Members Regain Freedom, Parents Reveal
By Ambrose Amos Parents of some of the 20 prospective corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway have disclosed that the money their families contributed as ransom has been returned.The victims were kidnapped on October 1 after gunmen attacked two 18-seater buses conveying passengers from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Abia and Akwa Ibom States. The abductors initially demanded N1 billion before reportedly reducing the ransom to N5 millio…
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