Police urged to probe N50m ransom demand for kidnapped medical students
Doctors are calling on the Nigerian government and police force to investigate an X account, Kingsley Aondona @King_aondona, who raised an alarm that kidnappers are demanding a N50 million ransom for the release of the 20 medical students of the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos who were kidnapped on their way to Enugu for a convention, on Thursday.
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According to the message from @King_aondona believed to be one of the kidnapped Medical Students (Kingsley Aondona), the kidnappers are also threatening to start killing the students on Saturday if no payment is made.
In reaction to the post, @Nigerian_Doctor who alerted the public of the kidnap of the 20 medical students yesterday, called for the investigation of the X account and the said phone number belonging to Pius.
The medical students, from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were reportedly travelling together when they were ambushed by gunmen around 5:30pm in the Otukpo area of Benue State.
The State Police Command confirmed the incident on Friday morning, sparking concerns for the safety of the abducted students.
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