A group of gunmen who kidnapped 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, along with a House Officer, are demanding a ransom of N50 million for their release.
The students were abducted on Thursday night while travelling along the Otukpo-Enugu Highway in Benue State.
According to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students, FCMDS, the full names of the abductees have been released following confirmation of the incident by the Benue State Police Command.
Benue Police Command Spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Makurdi, stating that the students were travelling in two buses when they were intercepted by criminals after Otukpo town and taken to an unknown destination.
But on Saturday, one of the students, Kwaghaondo Aondona Kingsley, alerted the public by posting a desperate message on his X account.
In his tweet, Kingsley revealed that the group of students had been without food for two days. He called on government and families of the victims to intervene for their immediate release.
“We were kidnapped on our way to Enugu for a convention. They are requesting N50 million for the 20 of us medical students.
“Please help us; we haven’t eaten for two days. Contact Pius at 08163420157 — he is coordinating the funds.
“They said they would start killing us tomorrow,” Kingsley said.
