The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of tactical operatives and assets to ensure the prompt rescue of the kidnapped medical students in Benue State.
Twenty medical students of the University of Maiduguri and Jos, traveling to Enugu, were kidnapped along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu Road on Thursday.
The students were traveling for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students annual convention in Enugu when they were abducted.
Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said the police chief has ordered the deployment of a substantial number of human and technical resources to augment the manpower of the Benue State Command to ensure the swift rescue of the students.
“The Inspector-General of Police has condemned the kidnapping of 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. This reprehensible act is truly appalling, callous, and unacceptable
“In a display of unwavering commitment to the rescue, safety, and well-being of the young Nigerians, the IGP has ordered the prompt deployment of a substantial number of human and technical resources to augment the manpower of the Benue State Command and ensure the swift rescue of our beloved students,“ the police spokesman said in a terse statement.
Adejobi also said tactical operatives, helicopters, drones and vehicles, among others, would be deployed to facilitate the rescue of the students.
