Security sources have said that the 20 medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued.
The sources disclosed this late Friday night.
The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser.
Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, with the support of the Benue State government.
Though the students have regained their freedom according to security sources, details of the rescue operation are still sketchy at the moment.
The students were said to be travelling in a convoy of two buses and were coming from the northern part of the country when they encountered bandits’ ambush on Thursday evening at about 5:30 pm.
A few days after their abduction, their captors had established contact with the victims’ families, demanding a ransom of ₦50 million to secure the release of their hostages.
They were en route to Enugu for a programme when they ran into the kidnappers around Otukpo in Otukpo Local Government area in Benue.
Details of their rescue coming shortly…(With Additional Report by Agency)
