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

The suspects were reportedly 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 respective NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states.

They were reportedly kidnapped along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Imo State while en route to their destinations.

The DSS subsequently arrested the five suspects and arraigned them before a court over their alleged roles in the incident.