BREAKING: 20 Kidnapped Medical Students Regain Freedom, Details Emerge

• The twenty medical students who were kidnapped along the Otukpo-Enugu federal highway in Benue state regained their freedom on Friday, August 23
• It was gathered that the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) coordinated the rescue operation of the students
• The police, DSS, and military personnel, along with support from the Benue state government secured the rescue of the victims

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

Benue state - Twenty kidnapped medical students have been rescued by security operatives about a week after the unfortunate incident in Benue state.

Legit.ng recalls that the medical students were kidnapped along the Otukpo-Enugu highway in Otukpo LGA of Benue state, on their way to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention.

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The rescued students are from the University of Maiduguri in Borno state and the University of Jos in Plateau state.

Security sources said the rescue operation was coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser, Vanguard reports.

The rescue effort involved security agencies, including the police, DSS, and military personnel, along with support from the Benue state government.

As reported by The Punch, the IG team arrived in Benue state and was promptly deployed to Otukpo in search of the abducted students on Monday, August 19.

Legit.ng also reported that unknown gunmen attacked a university in Kogi state and kidnapped some students.

The Kogi state government, led by Usman Ododo, confirmed that nine students had been whisked away to an unknown location, but rescue operations were underway.

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The students, who were reading for their upcoming exams, were abducted from the Confluence University of Science and Technology.

Gunmen abduct students in Delta

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that several students were kidnapped by a group of unknown gunmen along the Evwreni axis of the East-West road in Ughelli, Delta state.

The students were returning from their school in Cross River state when they were accosted by the gunmen.

Legit.ng reports that Nigeria experiences one of the highest rates of kidnapping for ransom globally.

Source: Legit.ng