To ensure the prompt rescue of the kidnapped medical students in Benue State, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of tactical operatives and assets.
It could be recalled that twenty medical students of the University of Maiduguri and Jos, travelling to Enugu, were kidnapped along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu Road.
Condemning the students’ abduction, the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the IG described the action of the criminals as reprehensible.
Adejobi said Egbetokun 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.
He said the initiative encompasses the deployment of advanced helicopters and drones, as well as the use of specialized tactical vehicles to facilitate the secure the safe return of the victims.
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