The terrorists who abducted 20 medical students on their way to a convention in Enugu State two days ago are demanding a ransom of N50 million.
This was revealed by one of the kidnapped students, Kingsley Aondona, in a post on his X page around 6:26 p.m. on Friday.
It is unclear whether the message was sent from captivity or if Aondona still has access to his phone.
According to Aondona, the students have been without food for two days. He also shared the account details of fellow medical student Pius Samson, indicating where the ransom money could be sent for their release.
Aondona further stated that the terrorists have threatened to start killing the hostages if the ransom is not paid by the following day.
We were kidnapped on our way to Enugu for a convention @Nigerian_Doctor. They are requesting N50 million for 20 of us medical students. Please help us and we haven’t eaten for two days. 08163420157- Pius that is who we are gathering the money (sic),” Mr Aondona wrote.
He added, “They said they would start killing us tomorrow.”
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In a statement released on August 15, the Benue Medical Student Association provided a list of the 20 abducted medical students and announced that they would keep updating the list as new information becomes available.
The statement read, “The names of the missing students (as of the time of this report are) Okopi Peter (UNIJOS), Enger Benedicta (UNIJOS), Kwaghaondo Aondona Kingsley (UNIJOS), Boniface Okon (UNIMAID), Dondo Fabian (UNIMAID), John Bitrus Naga (UNIMAID), Fortune Chima Umeh (UNIMAID), Godwin Gregory Tumba (UNIMAID), Monica Ejembi (UNIJOS), Ogbonna George Chukwuebuka, Paul Nyampa Zira, Lawrence Victory Adaugo, Boniface Tizhe (UNIMAID), Gabriel Jita Iwev (UNIMAID), Thomas Yahaya (UNIMAID), Paul Shantong (UNIJOS), Victoria Cornelius (UNIJOS), Pius Samson (UNIJOS), Okan Adara (UNIJOS) and Dr Luis Mmbamonyeukwu. We will continue to update this list based on the information we have available.”
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