According to counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, the corps members, including 36 males and 38 females, were stranded after their buses broke down near a known kidnapping hotspot. A military patrol team was quickly deployed after troops monitoring a CCTV system detected unusual movement involving three buses in the area.

On arrival, the soldiers found the corps members stranded and immediately secured their safety, preventing what could have been an abduction attempt by Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents.

The report stated that the corps members had earlier been escorted from Maiduguri to Damaturu by troops of the 7 Division Garrison but continued their journey to Hawul Local Government Area without notifying Sector 2 headquarters or requesting further military escort.

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The rescued corps members are currently being sheltered at the Buratai military base while arrangements are being made for their safe onward movement.

This incident follows a similar case in which an NYSC member, Chiamaka Obi, was abducted along the Niger–Onitsha expressway while returning home from service.

Source: Thecable