I spent 5 days in kidnappers den without food, water — Victim recounts ordeal
Abasifreke Joseph A Corps member, Miss Abasifreke Joseph, kidnapped on January 9, along Enugu-Ezike Road, on her way to Kogi, said she faced torture and hunger in the hands of her captors. Joseph who was released on January 13, gave the narration when Mr Sam Pepple, the NYSC Coordinator in Akwa Ibom visited her She said: ” I spent five days and five nights at the kidnappers’ den without water and food. The corps member said that she and other hostages were beaten, left without food and dispossessed of their mobile phones and other valuables “I was posted to Kogi for national youth service, I reported at the orientation camp, and was sworn in on Nov. 29, 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 Jan. 9, the incident happened at about 4.30p.m along Enugu-Ezike Road in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area,” she said. Joseph said that while t...