Video: How 259 people were rescued from Ibadan rehab centre

Pic.38. NSCDC Rescue inmates from illegal rehabilitation centre

File photo: some inmates at an illegal rehab centre rescued by NSCDC

A total of 259 people were rescued from an Islamic rehabilitation centre in the southwestern city of Ibadan, police said on Tuesday. , taking the number rescued from abusive institutions since September to nearly 1,500.

Images from local TV station IATV taken after the captives were released showed a group of mostly young men and teenage boys. Many were emaciated. An infant was also among the group.

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