Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- Troops of the Nigerian military's Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from what sources described as a "likely abduction attempt" by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents along the Buratai-Kamuya road in Borno State.

The corps members-36 males and 38 females-were stranded around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday after the three buses conveying them broke down near a well-known kidnapping hotspot.

Our reporter learnt that a military patrol team was dispatched after a CCTV surveillance system monitored by troops detected unusual movement involving the buses.

"On arriving at the scene, troops found 74 NYSC members stranded. They quickly intervened to avert a likely ambush or abduction by Bok...