Lagos, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - 20 rescued days after being kidnapped in southeast Nigeria

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2026-10-07

Nigerian police said Wednesday that 20 people abducted from two buses by gunmen in southeastern Imo state have been rescued after six days in captivity. The passengers were members of Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps, a one-year national service programme for university graduates, who were travelling from Ibadan, capital of southwestern Oyo state. The buses were held up by unidentified armed men early Thursday on a road near the town of Umu......

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