The 20 National Youth Service Corps members abducted in Imo State while travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State have regained their freedom.
Daily Intel Newspaper could not immediately confirmed if ransom was paid for their release.
Their abductors initially demanded N50 million for each victim, amounting to N1 billion, but later slashed the amount to N5m each.
Their freedom comes seven days after they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State.
The rescued victims are undergoing treatment at the Department of State Services Hospital in Owerri, Imo State.
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, visited the facility to meet the victims and assess their condition.
He was accompanied by the Imo State Commissioner of Police, the Director of the DSS and the Commander of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Imo State.
Nafiu also addressed the rescued victims during the visit.
Also, the Managing Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, Isiah Akpan, had confirmed this to The PUNCH on Wednesday.
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