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Abducted 20 Medical Students Regain Freedom

Security sources have revealed that the twenty medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State have been rescued.

Osun Defender reports that the medical students were abducted last Thursday along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu federal highway while travelling to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention.

Security sources revealed this to Punch on Friday.

According to the report, the Office of the National Security Adviser coordinated the operation.

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

Following their abduction, the IG team arrived in Benue State on Monday and was promptly deployed to Otukpo in search of the abducted students.

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