{"id":113908,"date":"2024-08-16T13:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T12:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113908"},"modified":"2024-08-16T13:43:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T12:43:13","slug":"gunmen-ambush-passenger-bus-kidnapped-20-medical-students-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/gunmen-ambush-passenger-bus-kidnapped-20-medical-students-in-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen ambush passenger bus kidnapped 20 medical students in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"I_ZkbNhI D_FY W_6D6F\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"yiv4956498190\">\n<div>\n<div>Gunmen have kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer in Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, SP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident, said an investigation had been launched into the abduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, the report of kidnapping is true. 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