# Bishop hails corps members' release, urges govt to improve security

> The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members were abducted on October 1 on the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State while travelling from Ibadan to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states.

- Published: 2026-10-10T11:02:04.710Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T11:02:04.710Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Abduction of the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members, Anglican Diocese of Lagos West, Commissioning of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Ofin, Ikorodu, Imo State, Muyiwa Ogunsanya, Owerri-Onitsha Road, Police, Rank of canon in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. James Olusola Odedeji

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- 2026-10-10T11:02:04.710Z - Punch: [Bishop hails corps members' release, urges govt to improve security](https://punchng.com/bishop-hails-corps-members-release-urges-govt-to-improve-security/)

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