Conflict● Elevated5d ago · Oct 31, 2026, 8:30 AM
NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know my passengers had AK-47 rifles – Okadaman tells court
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa
"I would have been killed for wasting time on the road, if not that one of them pleaded on my behalf, and I sped off from that point" The post NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know my passengers had AK-47 rifles – Okadaman tells court appeared first on Vanguard News.
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