{"id":172126,"date":"2025-08-01T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-rescue-six-abducted-law-students-in-benue"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:36:26","slug":"police-rescue-six-abducted-law-students-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-rescue-six-abducted-law-students-in-benue","title":{"rendered":"Police rescue six abducted law students in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The police have successfully rescued six law students of the Yola Campus who were abducted on July 26, 2025, while travelling from Anambra State to Adamawa State.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the volatile route between Wukari in Taraba State and parts of Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cPolice authorities confirmed the rescue, assuring the public of their commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The police have successfully rescued six law students of the Yola Campus who were abducted on July 26, 2025, while travelling from Anambra State to Adamawa State. 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