Kidnapped Doctor Tweets From Hiding

Kwaghaondo Kingsley Aondona, one of the 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State, have tweeted for help from their hideout.

The student with X handle @King_aondona, in a tweet yesterday, wrote, “We were kidnapped on our way to Enugu for a convention @Nigerian_Doctor there are requesting for 50 million for 20 of us medical students.

“Please help us and we haven’t eaten for two days. 08163420157- pius that is who we are gathering the money with. They said they will start killing us tomorrow.”

 

Osun Defender had reported that the students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were abducted.

The students, said to be from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were traveling together when they were ambushed by gunmen around 5:30 p.m. in the Otukpo area of the state.

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The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, SP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident, said an investigation had been launched into the abduction.

 

“Yes, the report of kidnapping is true. The report was received around 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and an investigation is ongoing.”