Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has urged security agencies to intensify efforts and ensure the safe release of the 20 kidnapped medical students in the state.
This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Tersoo Kula and made available to the Newsmen in Makurdi on Saturday.
Alia in the statement strongly condemned the abduction of the medical students, who were traveling for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) Annual Convention in Enugu State on Thursday evening.
He warned the criminal elements operating within the state to find another base, as his administration would not rest on its oars to stamp out all forms of criminality in the state.
According to reports, the Police Command in Benue said that about 20 medical and dental students from Universities of Jos and Maiduguri and a house officer were kidnapped in Otukpo on Thursday evening.
The students from Universities of Maiduguri and Jos who were traveling to Enugu for their FECAMDS convention and there house officer were ambushed and kidnapped in Otukpo Local GovernmentArea of the state