The Benue State Police Command has provided details regarding the abduction of twenty medical students from the University of Jos.
Tribune Online reports the students were kidnapped along the notorious Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu road on Thursday evening on their way to attend the annual convention of the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students, FECAMDS, in Enugu.
Police Public Relations Officer SP Catherine Anene reported that the students, who were traveling from Jos to Enugu, were intercepted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
The Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu road, especially the Otukpo/Otukpa section, is known for frequent criminal activity, including kidnappings.
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Prominent individuals, such as local government chairmen, priests, and the Rector of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, have previously been victims of kidnappers along this route.
Anene confirmed, “We received a report that medical students traveling from Jos to Enugu were kidnapped after Otukpo. Approximately twenty students are involved, and an investigation is ongoing.”
The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed by the gunmen.
