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Kidnappers abduct 100-level Plateau varsity student, shoot another

Kidnappers abduct 100-level Plateau varsity student, shoot another

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 100-level female student of Plateau State University, Bokkos, while another person sustained injuries during an attack on off-campus student residential areas in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incidents, which occurred on Saturday evening at about 8:40pm, had heightened concerns over

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