The Medical Students Association has released the names of the medical students who were abducted on Thursday while traveling to a conference in Enugu.
The association’s General Secretary, University of Maiduguri Chapter, Abwa Lawrence, confirmed the list of the 20 students, which includes those from both the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos.
Among the abducted students are:
- Okopi Peter (UNIJOS)
- Enger Benedicts (UNIJOS)
- Kwagbande Aondona Kingsley (UNIJOS)
- Boniface Okon (UNIMAID)
- Dondo Fabian (UNIMAID)
- John Bitrus Naga (UNIMAID)
- Fortune Chima Umeh (UNIMAID)
Others include:
- Godwin Gregory Tunda (UNIMAID)
- Monica Ejembi (UNIJOS)
- Ogbonna George Chukwuebuke
- Paul Nyampa Zira
- Lawrence Victory Adanugo
- Boniface Tishe (UNIMAID)
- Gabriel Jita Iwev (UNIMAID)
Additional names are:
- Thomas Yahaya (UNIMAID)
- Paul Shantone (UNIJOS)
- Victoria Cornelius (UNIJOS)
- Pius Samson (UNIJOS)
- Okan Adara (UNIJOS)
- Dr. Luis Mmbanomyeukwu
The students were kidnapped at Ojano, near Otukpo town. As of the time of this report, there has been no update on their situation, although security forces have been deployed to rescue them.
