President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has presented awards to 168 ex-corps members at the combined 2015/2016/2017 President’s NYSC Honours Award held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja.

The President, who was represented by Vice President Professor YEMI OSINBAJO, also announced automatic employment to the awardees in the Federal Civil Service and scholarships up to Doctorate level in any Nigerian universities.

A former Head of State, YAKUBU GOWON, who created the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 1973, was also in attendance.

About 15 ex-corps members who suffered disability during their service year were also recognised under the NYSC Hope Alive programme.

Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have rescued  three kidnapped victims in a building located at GANAfamily compound at Gbise in Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue.

According to a statement by the Director of Defense Information, Colonel ONYEMA NWACHUKWU, the victims, a man and two women were rescued during a raid in the early hours of Friday.

The raid occurred when the troops stormed a building reportedly belonging to a notorious bandits’ leader, GANA.

It added that the victims claimed they were abducted about two months ago at Gboko by a gang of kidnappers and subsequently relocated to Gbise community.