DSS arraigns five suspects over abduction of 20 prospective NYSC members in Imo

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects allegedly involved in the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State.

The suspects were arrested during intelligence-led operations conducted between October 10 and 14 in Rivers and Abia states.

The 20 prospective corps members were abducted on October 1, 2026, while travelling from Ibadan to their NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states.

The victims were reportedly kidnapped along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Imo State while en route to their respective camps.

The arraignment marks a new development in the investigation into the abduction, with the five suspects now facing legal proceedings over their alleged involvement in the incident.