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Nigerian Security Forces Release Medical Students Abducted Last Week
Nigerian Security Forces Release Medical Students Abducted Last Week
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Armed gunmen kidnapped over 20 medical students and a doctor in Benue State, Nigeria, on August 16. The students, from universities in Maiduguri and Jos, were... 24.08.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Nigerian security forces have released medical students kidnapped last week in the southeast of the country, the local newspaper Punch reported on Saturday.On August 16, more than twenty medical students and a doctor were reported kidnapped in Benue State. The students, from universities in Maiduguri and Jos, were traveling together to the annual conference of the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students in Enugu, southern Nigeria, when they were attacked by armed gunmen.The operation was reportedly coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser and involved several security agencies, including the police, the state security service, and the military, with the support of the Benue state government.
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Nigerian Security Forces Release Medical Students Abducted Last Week
11:16 24.08.2024 (Updated: 12:23 26.08.2024) Muhammad Nooh Osman
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Armed gunmen kidnapped over 20 medical students and a doctor in Benue State, Nigeria, on August 16. The students, from universities in Maiduguri and Jos, were en route to a medical conference in Enugu when they were attacked.
Nigerian security forces have released medical students kidnapped last week in the southeast of the country, the local newspaper Punch reported on Saturday.
On August 16, more than twenty
medical students and a doctor were reported kidnapped in Benue State.
The students, from universities in Maiduguri and Jos, were traveling together to the annual conference of the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students in Enugu, southern Nigeria, when they were attacked by armed gunmen.
"Twenty medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued," the local newspaper said, citing security sources.
The operation was reportedly coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser and involved several security agencies, including the police, the state security service, and the military, with the support of the Benue state government.
