Nigeria: Concern for the Fate of the 20 Medical Students Abducted On August 15

Abuja — Still no news of the 20 medical students abducted on August 15th in Benue State, in east-central Nigeria. The students were en route to the annual national congress held by the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) when they were intercepted by armed bandits along the way.

News of the kidnapping was divulged by FECAMDS in a statement signed by the federation’s National President Ige Gabriel Ariyo, and its National Secretary General, Mary Rose Malomo.

“On August 15,…