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They were all freed, and they are all in good condition, i twenty students that they had been kidnapped last August 15th in Nigeria.The boys, who follow medical courses at the university of Maiduguri and Jos had been taken hostage by armed men, but authorities provided no further details on the circumstances of the abduction.
The students were rescued “tactically and professionally,” according to police
It is understood that the students were on their way to a meeting in the south-central state of Benue when the events occurred.A move made in a period in which they returned to being numerous cases of people being kidnapped in Nigeria:a phenomenon driven by gravity economic crisis that passes through the African nation, which pushes an ever-increasing number of people towards the criminal activities.
Fortune Olaya, general secretary of the Nigerian Medical Students Association he spoke to the AFP agency, confirming that the twenty students are currently "safe".He also stated that he was able to speak with them on the phone.Likewise, the spokesperson of the police national team announced on Saturday morning that the students “were saved in a safe manner tactical and professional” and that for this reason there were no victims.
Kidnappings, 4,777 cases in Nigeria in just a few months
From 2022 the Nigerian law prohibits them from being paid ransoms to the kidnappers.However, numerous families, unable to fully rely on the police, explain that they found themselves forced to pay just to have their children back safe and sound.
Also for this reason not all kidnappings are reported:some are resolved with negotiations between the parties before the authorities intervene.However, according to the data released by the Nigerian consultancy firm Sbm Intelligence, were recorded 4,777 cases only from the moment the current president came to power Bola Tinubu and last January.