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Identities of 20 Nigerian medical students abducted by gunmen emerge

Voice Air Media, News Update

THE identities of the twenty University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos medical students who were kidnapped by gunmen have emerged.

The students were abducted while traveling to Enugu State.

Among the kidnapped students are eight members of the University of Maiduguri Medical Students Association (UMMESA) who were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FCMDS) Annual Convention.

The students began their journey on the morning of Wednesday, August 14, 2024, departing from the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH).

They made an overnight stop at the University of Jos and continued their journey the next morning, August 15, 2024.

The group, now joined by 10 students from the University of Jos, totaled 18 individuals.

Their last known communication was at 3:24 PM on August 15, 2024, after which contact was lost.

The abduction reportedly occurred along the Otukpo (Benue) – Enugu road, a known route for travelers between the two states.

The missing students include:

1. Boniface Tizhe 500-level MBBS student
2. Thomas Yahaya,500-level MBBS student
3. Fortune Umeh,500-level MBBS student
4. Godwin Tumba,500-level MBBS student
5. Iwev Gabriel Jita,300-level MBBS student
6. Boniface Okon,300-level MBBS student
7. Dondo Fabian,300-level Medical Laboratory student
8. John Bitrus, 200-level Nursing student
9. Monica Ejembi
10. Ogbonna George Chukwuebuka
11. Paul Nyampa Zira
12. Lawrence Victory Adaugo
13. Okopi Pete
14. Enger Benedicta
15. Kwaghaondo Aondona Kingsley
16. Paul Shantong
17. Victoria Cornelius
18. Pius Samson
19. Okan Adara
20. Dr. Luis Mmbamonyeukwu.

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

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