Military, DSS, Police Arrest 5 Suspects Over Corps Members’ Kidnap

Operatives of the Department of State Services, the military and the police on Friday arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members in Imo State.

The suspects were apprehended during a joint security operation targeting the gang’s hideout.

Details of the operation are still sketchy as of press time, but security sources confirmed that the suspects are currently in custody and undergoing interrogation.

The arrest comes following intensified efforts by security agencies to rescue the abducted prospective corps members and clamp down on criminal activities in the area.

More details to follow…