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Identities of Medical, Dental students Kidnapped in Benue

Identities of Medical, Dental students Kidnapped in Benue

Identities of Medical, Dental students Kidnapped in Benue

Identities of the 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State have been disclosed.

Their identities were made known by an X user SportsDokita (Odogwu) @Sports_Doctor2.

It was reported that the students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu.

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

The State police command which confirmed the incident, said investigation it had launched investigation into the abduction.

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There names are:

1) Boniface Tizhe

2) Thomas Yahaya

3) Gabriel Jita Iwev

4) Boniface Okon

5) Dondo Fabian

6) John Bitrus Naga

7) Fortune Chima Umeh

8 ) Godwin Gregory Tumba

9) Monica Ejembi

10) Ogbonna George Chukwuebuka

11) Paul Nyampa Zira

12) Lawrence Victory Adaugo

13) Okopi Peter

14) Enger Benedicta

15) Kwaghaondo Aondona Kingsley

16) Paul Shantong

17) Victoria Cornelius

18) Pius Samson

19) Okan Adara

20) Dr Luis Mmbamonyeukwu