They Threatened to Keep Us for One Month, Kill Us, Rescued Corps Member Recounts Ordeal in Kogi

The Kogi State Police Command has revealed how security forces rescued 15 National Youth Service Corps members and six other abducted persons from kidnappers in Egume Forest, Ofu Local Government Area of the state.

The Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Naziru Kankarofi, disclosed this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday.

Kankarofi said security forces launched a search-and-rescue operation immediately after receiving the alert, with military, police, Department of State Services operatives, local vigilantes and hunters involved in the operation.

He said the involvement of local hunters and vigilantes was crucial because of their familiarity with the terrain.