The Benue Command of the Nigeria Police Force says its officers have rescued five abducted law students of the Nigerian Law School.
One of the six Nigerian Law School students abducted had earlier been released, leaving five in captivity.
The students had been abducted by gunmen in the late hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the volatile route between Wukari in Taraba State and parts of Benue State.
They were travelling back to the Yola Campus of the Nigerian Law School to resume academic activities after their court externship break.
The Benue State Police PRO, Edet Udeme, in a statement on Friday, said the students were safely released and reunited with their families on Friday morning, August 1, 2025.
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