JUST IN: Gunmen Abduct 20 Medical Students In Benue
ARMED men suspected to be kidnappers have abducted about 20 Medical and Dental students from two universities alongside a House Officer in Benue State.
Our correspondent gathered that the students were going for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu State when the incident happened on Thursday evening.
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It was further gathered that the victims are students of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and University of Jos (UNIJOS), who were travelling together, and were ambushed by the gunmen around 5:30pm in Otukpo local government area of Benue State enroute Enugu.
When contacted, the Benue State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident through a telephone conversation with our correspondent, said “incident confirmed but I don’t have details of their number yet.”
According to the PPRO, investigation was ongoing.
