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.
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