About 20 medical and dental students and their housemaster, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Otukpo, Benue State.
The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed by the gunmen.
The victims, who from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were travelling together when the attack occurred around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Otukpo area of the state.
The Benue State Police Command spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the abduction and stated that an investigation is underway.
“Yes, the report of the kidnapping is true. It was received between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., and an investigation is ongoing,” she said
In another development Anambra State Commissioner for Youths Development Agha MBA, and his wife have been kidnapped by gunmen.
They were said to be on their way on Friday to the wedding ceremony of governor Chukwuma Soludo taking place in Abuja, when they were taken by gunmen who killed his aides.
