# Military, DSS, police arrest five suspects over abduction of 20 Corps members

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- Published: 2026-10-17T06:34:56+00:00
- Author: Olamide

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the military and police have
arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the
abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State
on Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day.

 

Five other suspected members of the gang, however, escaped with gunshot injuries
prompting a massive manhunt for them.

 

The suspects were apprehended during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted
at different locations in Rivers and Abia States.

 

However, in the course of the operation, three other suspects escaped with varying
degrees of injury.

 

Security sources disclosed that the operations were carried out between October 
10 and 14 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Aba South LGA. Abia State.

 

Recall that 20 NYSC members were [abducted](https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2026/10/corps-members-driver-and-other-passengers-kidnapped-while-travelling-video.html)
by armed men along Owerri–Onitsha Expressway in Imo State on October 1, 2026, as
they travelled to their assigned orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states.

 

The victims were subsequently [rescued](https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2026/10/20-kidnapped-corps-members-regain-their-freedom-2.html)
on October 7, 2026, during a joint security operation at Amakohia Ubi Village.

 

The string of operations mark a significant breakthrough in efforts to track down
the perpetrators, dismantle the criminal network allegedly responsible for the abduction
and bring those involved to justice.

 

A security source described the development as a major relief, noting that security
agencies had sustained a wide-ranging manhunt for the abductors.

 

“This is a huge sigh of relief. Security agencies have been on a manhunt for the
abductors, and we are elated that they have been captured. We strongly believe they
will be charged to Court by DSS and the corps members will get justice,” the source
said.

 [Source link ](https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2026/10/military-dss-police-arrest-five-suspects-over-abduction-of-20-corps-members.html)

  TL;DR (AI Generated)

A joint security team of military, DSS, and police operatives arrested five suspects
in Rivers and Abia States for the abduction of 20 prospective NYSC members in Imo
State.

Five other members of the criminal gang escaped with gunshot injuries, prompting
a massive manhunt by security agencies.

The victims had been previously rescued on October 7, 2026, and the recent arrests
mark a significant breakthrough in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

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