Last week, 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. The students, who were on their way to Enugu State for a conference, have since been rescued, with the government accounting that no ransom was paid. This is the latest of such mass abductions under President Bola Tinubu. The first major case of mass abduction in the country was the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in 2014, followed by the Dapchi girls. In the past couple of years, there has been a surge in kidnapping for ransom across the country, particularly in the N…