Uloma Orjiako, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving as an ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who was abducted on Saturday, February 23, has regained her freedom.

Ezinne Orjiakor sister to the kidnapped corps says her sister broke her leg during the incident but is now receiving treatment at the hospital. Ezinne reports that Uloma was among nine other corps rescued by the Nigerian Army, and handed them over to the police,

A statement signed by SP Haruna Mohammed, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) and made available to journalists on Saturday in Awka stated that the corps member serving as a presiding Officer was picked up early Saturday morning.

Mohammed explained that the police arrested seven persons in connection with vote buying and the disruption of the electoral process. Local police say the abducted girl was deployed to Indiokolo community in Orumba area of Anambra as electoral ad hoc staff. State coordinator of NYSC, Aremu Kehinde, said the female corps had regained her freedom more than five hours after her abduction.