Abasifreke Joseph, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, kidnapped on 9 January along Enugu-Ezike Road on her way to Kogi State, says her abductors tortured and starved her of food.
The NYSC member, released on 13 January, gave the narration in Abak on Sunday, when the NYSC Coordinator in Akwa Ibom State, Sam Pepple, visited her.
She said, “I spent five days and five nights at the kidnappers’ den without water and food.”
The corps member said she and others were beaten and dispossessed of their mobile phones and other valuables.
“I was posted to Kogi for the NYSC programme. I reported at the orientation camp and was sworn in on 29 November 2024.
“I became sick while the orientation course was ongoing, so I got the permission and approval of the camp director to travel home for medical attention.
“I was returning to Kogi on 9 January (when) the incident happened at about 4.30 p.m. along Enugu-Ezike Road in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area (of…
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